Comments on Hitting My Stride: The shed-yule

I am so jealous! I have tried to get baby on a sch...

2012-01-25T11:59:15.137-06:00

I am so jealous! I have tried to get baby on a schedule but it has been impossible to get the babysitter aka grandma to cooperate. Since I work all day, he fights his sleep to wait up for me... then he wakes more frequently throughout the night to nurse. SIGH.. what I would do for 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep... I think I am going to print out this post and show it to grandma! Lol

Completely changed my life. I'm eating regula...

2012-01-22T11:01:20.697-06:00

Completely changed my life. I'm eating regular meals now and I'm slowly but surely counting on my 'me time!' It's a beautiful thing!

Congrats girl!! I'm not a mama so I can'...

2012-01-21T15:17:01.307-06:00

Congrats girl!!
I'm not a mama so I can't really relate but I know from nieces and nephews that this is monumental.

I'm telling you, it has changed the game for m...

2012-01-19T22:49:59.786-06:00

I'm telling you, it has changed the game for me! Definitely try it and if you tweak something to make it work better, let me know!

I nurse first thing in the morning, when she wakes...

2012-01-19T22:48:17.536-06:00

I nurse first thing in the morning, when she wakes up, and right before she goes to sleep for naps and bedtimes so it's four times a day. Sometimes I nurse between the afternoon nap and bedtime if she's insistent.

question: do you still nurse? when do you nurse on...

2012-01-19T18:35:08.007-06:00

question: do you still nurse? when do you nurse on your schedule?

Totally stealing this schedule...I never really th...

2012-01-19T18:08:45.944-06:00

Totally stealing this schedule...I never really thought about having an actual schedule until now, he is getting so fussy and bratty that I need to have some kind of control of what we do during the day so things can flow better and I'm not exhausted by the end of the day. He naturally does have some kind of routine that is similar to your schedule which is why I'm stealing it lol....my son wakes around 11 or 12am and then another time like 3 or 4am but the first time he wakes I bring him in the bed with us because I can not stay up and put him back to sleep by comfort feeding and then try to put him down without waking, he is a light sleeper! LOL I do want to warn you about something I've been going through for a little while but I will let you have your peace for now...or you might post about it some time. :)

Happy Parenting!
jlauren

When you curse in the blog, I giggle. I LOVE IT. S...

2012-01-19T12:22:53.580-06:00

When you curse in the blog, I giggle. I LOVE IT. Sometimes a good curse word adds that "something." That being said, I also have to get my mouth under control. I am sure I sound like a sailor sometimes and my husband who never curses gives me "judging eyes."

I love your chalk board with the schedule. It makes me easier to adhere to, especially to a person like me who always forgets.

Thanks for sharing that site, I now have it save. Zo is also cutting a tooth... entirely too early. My boobs are being KILLED!!!

Yeah, now if only I could actually go to sleep sho...

2012-01-18T23:10:41.775-06:00

Yeah, now if only I could actually go to sleep shortly after she does! Here it is, 11pm and I'm still up, doing laundry!

Good job! I am way impressed that it is POSTED. F...

2012-01-18T20:01:52.484-06:00

Good job! I am way impressed that it is POSTED. For ALL to see. That really helped me, but mine was always on post-its all over the place that got hidden. The chalkboard is very official. I am happy for you and agree that no one needs to do the whole "wait til she..." routine. That is getting old, isn't it? You are going to be so much more relaxed with a full night sleep:o)

I'm working on a sign to hang on the door that...

2012-01-18T14:28:03.658-06:00

I'm working on a sign to hang on the door that says "Baby sleeping. Knock on this door and you'll draw back a bloody stump."

Too much? ;-)

Thank you! It meant so much to me when you called ...

2012-01-18T14:26:58.470-06:00

Thank you! It meant so much to me when you called me that night. So thankful for you!!

cool! good for you guys. :)

2012-01-18T12:41:50.891-06:00

cool! good for you guys. :)

Way to go! Someday we'll start to try that wit...

2012-01-18T11:54:57.711-06:00

Way to go! Someday we'll start to try that with Stella. It's just so hard to know when to start!

No raining on your parade from me! Babies really l...

2012-01-18T11:50:12.986-06:00

No raining on your parade from me! Babies really like consistent routines so hooray for both of you!

YAY! I'm so happy for you! :)

2012-01-18T10:11:36.571-06:00

YAY! I'm so happy for you! :)

You. Are. Fabulous. :) I love schedules---sanity ...

2012-01-18T09:58:48.973-06:00

You. Are. Fabulous. :)
I love schedules---sanity saving! And I love that you know you cannot be rigid. I tell you what, there was about 3 years when everyone in my world knew that if you called my house between 1 and 4pm, I would come to their house and kill them.
And I, too, do not think it's cute when toddlers curse. Tackiest thing ever.

Yay!! I am so happy that you have found something...

2012-01-18T08:54:51.455-06:00

Yay!! I am so happy that you have found something that works for your family. I absolutely cannot stand to hear my baby cry either, so I'm all about "whatever works for you is best."