Thursday, January 15, 2009

How stella got her "bed" back

So ive made ONE mistake as a mother so far, and one out of 8 1/2 months is not to bad! I have been sharing our bed with emma since the day she came home! And it was wonderful and terrific and amazing , but she has grown a little to much, and i cant sleep at night, and our california king has felt like a twin bed the past couple months (ask kelly) So i have started a bed-time routine (a little late i know i know!) onb Tuesday. My mom gave me a great idea to start wiith nap time, a little less scary, and if shes up crying for 2 hours no one will be bothered too much! Well 45 minutes into her crying, and me about 2 steps away from her door to grab her.. she gave in! She slept all by herself! I almost cried.. she needs me that much less now :-( ANd then i got over it.. One word... F-R-E-E-D-O-M! I use to hold her the whole nap time, and have to lay next to her the WHOLE night (poor kelly...ha) SO i thought since she only took 45 minutes, night time couldnt be THAT bad.. So that night.. 1) Bath 2) Story 3) Nursing and...4) BED! She cried, and ask anyone who has seen her.. she has THE saddest face ever!!! But 20 minutes into it.. Out like a light! She woke up once at 11pm and i fed her and put her right back, she cried for less than a minute... she was out again, until 730am!!! Now if i can only relax and not wake myself up 100 times to check on her.. i could get a full nights rest! I also have a few hours during the day (nap times) and have nothing to do.. i found myself literally doing laps around my house trying to find something to clean/dust/rearrange! So im starting the Twilight book series thanks to my wonderful sister... ill keep you posted! I highly doubt ill be all drooly over it like most poeple, but hey its something to do! And yes i took a picture of emma and her first night sleeping in her very own bed, but no i dont have my camera with me! (kelly uses our laptop for work now equals me having to find someone elses computer ie..moms, dads office etc.. to blog)

2 comments:

Heather Strong said...

Yay! That is awesome! We started Emmett in his crib right away and now we have the hardest time getting him to sleep in church or anywhere else because he likes to put himself to sleep. We took his bumpers off for a few days and he woke up every night because of the new "change". Bumpers!

Brittney said...

That is a big step. We never let Emerson sleep with us. I guess it has its pros and cons. She is not a snuggler and I think that is why. Good job!