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| Hello Amma! |
| Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
BSK's first sentence! ;--D
That too into the phone. While I am in front of her, that is a different challenge to tackle for another day :--P
We had to go to see a different doctor for her 15month well check and she sure scared us well.
Talked about her sleep pattern and she suggested doing sleep training for her. As in do the Cry It Out and train her to fall asleep on her own. Do I really have to do it? Well, if you want to sleep peacefully. If you are ok putting up with her waking up in the middle and looking for you for comfort by all means go ahead and dont sleep train. Phew! Thanks doc for that!
BSK is still on the bottle for milk. We did the sippy cup but at the day care they said she is not drinking enough so we went back. And doc said at this point it does more bad things to her than good (read tooth decay) So have to give her her milk in a sippy cup at night, God what will happen?
Felt like we were really bad parents. Already? :--P Waiting for our doc to come back soon!
So tonight I gave her milk in the straw cup, she had lesser than usual, but she did have it! And is sleeping peacefully beside me. So half success? Morning is a bigger problem, but DH will have to deal with it.
Sleep train, today I put her in the crib with her play toys and sat on the bed talking to her, hoping she would consider her crib to be a not so bad place to be. Somehow when she was 6-7 months, when I used to leave her in the crib to get some stuff done, she started crying the moment I put her in the crib. So she is put in the crib only after she is asleep. This is going to be tough. Do I just have to put up with no sleep for more time? I will go crazy!!
We are trying something in the mean time. Shifts. Yes, yesterday I slept in the guest bedroom while DH slept with BSK. I got super irritated last night when BSK wanted to read her Brown Bear book for the millionth time, and would start on this car starting sound when I turned the lights off, she wasnt ready to sleep! It is probably because she is slowly switching to one nap schedule at day care. Today I told DH he can sleep in the guest bedroom, but he is scared I might sleep through BSK's cries in the night. :--P I say if I let her cry she might just give up on me and go back to sleep no?
And because of good sleep, I was feeling good, no body aches, head aches. Also have enthu to blog! I took BSK to the park directly from day care. It was pretty empty. She was super happy. Made some mommy friends. This lady takes her son on walks three times a day. I started wondering what all BSK is missing because her mommy is working. She loved the slide and the swing. And as usual picked up rubbish from the ground and gave it to me for safe keeping.
I also gave her dinner at 6:30. She was super hungry. I let her play in the back yard, with the ball and water can, I was running around chasing the ball, she was running around, she was too excited to notice what went in her mouth. A very happy SK in the end.
DH has started working out at 9 in the night, while I put BSK to sleep. Somehow we are making it work. House is a mess, Chaos with toys and books and stuff all over. I try to put them in their respective places, but sometimes I just dont do it. It will have to wait until Sunday.
BSK is learning lot of new words, Sun, moon, berry, up, down, done, fish, sit, jump, throw, kick, stomp, tree, open, close, dress, diaper, brush (now that the third tooth is peeking out, the cause for fever last week may be). She understands our commands, mostly. Like complex Tamil phrases not just single words, which is amazing. Likes to help around the house. I have to make her put her toys in the box before retiring for the night. That will be good. I made her put all the stuff she took out of the drawer back in one by one, open, "idhu edhuthu ulla podunga", close. She can pat her head, pat her tummy, pat her legs, jump, clap, stomp, kick, throw ball overhead, underhand,
One thing though, she likes to tear paper, a lot. Make a mess in general. Sigh , just like mommy I guess.
So anyway, all is well in mommyland. |
posted by SK @ 10:50 PM  |
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| 5 Comments: |
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Good luck with the sleep training SK. I can't say I did too well in that department. WE regressed to have him in our bed very fast!
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Hi, I have been following your blog for quite sometime now. You have a very nice blog and putting your thoughts in words very nicely. I have twins who are turning 2 next month.(exactly 1 month from today). Still they drink out of bottles as they know how to drink from sippy cup but they wouldn't drink at all(they only take 12oz of milk a day total). We are losing the precious 12oz as well. Now bottle or sippy cup or regular cup, if they drink we are lucky if not we'll wait for the next day :) Just want to let you know you are not alone. Only thing that worked out for us is that to co-sleep. When my daughter was 9- 12 months old, she was up 5-6 times. Then we decided to keep them with us and we all get good sleep though they push us on the edge of the beds, we get to atleast sleep. Lot of things you are going thru have been experienced my us. No highchairs any more on our house. Only way to feed them is running around. Though it is bad habits, at this age, we feel nourishment to the kids is important than our comfort. I can relate to your previous post of self doubting. I still wonder sometimes! I'm in the same boat as you. As a working mom, not sure if I'm doing something best for them....
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R took her bottle until she was 2....she now is off it except occasionally if she needs a night feeding I give her one. I don't care what the doc says...she only drinks milk twice a day so whichever way she takes it is okay. About teeth, we religiously brush them before she goes to bed and when she wakes up, and keep her mouth/tongue clean, so not much to worry there.
R sleeps in the crib which is attached to one side of our bed....its like an extension....we have her toddler bed on one end and crib on the other....and an eastern king bed....4 of us are going to be happy one way or the other...I manage a good night's sleep ever since she was born! I am personally totally against CIO!
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Nice! BSK is a delight. Sleep training is a slow process, but get a head start with it. Oh, that transition to sippy cup! We didn't do too well with R1, continued with bottle and night feeding till she was almost two because that's the only way she had any food. Day time she was in day care, so we really had no clue what/how much she ate. You know the result :-) 2k down in orthodontics ;-) Love reading your blog. Brings back memories..
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Saumya, hahaha! It is so tough to get them to sleep in their crib!
A an a,Thanks for commenting, helps to know I am not alone struggling!
Shachi, hope you are doing well! Oh man I can imagine the four of you in the bed! Fun times ahead for you! :--)
Megs, aren't you scaring me now, reg the teeth, :--) now I will make sure I will brush her teeth before she sleeps no matter how sleepy she is :--) will ask more tips from you!
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Good luck with the sleep training SK. I can't say I did too well in that department. WE regressed to have him in our bed very fast!