Showing posts with label nightweaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nightweaning. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
So how's the nightweaning going?
Well, it's going great! Uriah was very unhappy at the idea of nightweaning. At first. The first several days were very, very hard, especially once I stopped nursing him at night altogether (night 4 and later). I almost threw in the towel at one point. Almost. I think I was on night 5 or 6, and my lovely friends and family convinced me to keep on trying. Guess what? It got easier after that! Uriah still wakes up at about 12:30 every night, but it takes about 2 minutes to get him back to sleep now, and I don't have to get out of bed or even hold him. I just shush him (he likes the white noise), push down on the bed a little so he jiggles a bit, and maybe say a few soft gentle words while patting him, and he falls back asleep. This would not have been possible a few weeks ago! I am so happy that the nightweaning has worked! I didn't follow Dr. Gordon's plan to a T this time, as I did with Rose, because Uriah was about 6 months younger than Rose when I nightweaned her. I stayed on phase 2 for a couple of additional days, and we naturally and easily transitioned to phase 3 a few days later.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Nightweaning part 2
So I noticed a little bit of discoloration on Uriah's teeth recently. I'm so frustrated. I've been doing everything "right" this time- little sugar, hardly ever any juice (maybe 1-2x a month), teeth get brushed very well daily with no-fluoride toothpaste, but he also gets fluoride supplements every day. The theory is, if teeth are brushed well, breastmilk on the teeth does not cause cavities. There is actually a dentist who has done extensive research on this matter and has come to that conclusion. I'm starting to doubt that now because all 3 of my kids have had some amount of decay on their front top teeth. It may be somewhat genetic though, since I know plenty of other people who have much worse oral hygiene habits that have kids with perfectly beautiful and healthy teeth. I guess I have to be extra careful with my children to prevent this from happening.
So I decided that nightweaning is necessary to stop some of the decay. I have a very fast letdown, and we cosleep, so I think some of the milk actually is pooling up in his mouth causing the decay. I didn't nightwean Rose until she was older, and Lacy nightweaned out of necessity because I was pregnant with Rose, so her damage was less severe . Uriah is 14 months now and perfectly capable of nightweaning. It's a hard process though. I decided to start it last night.
The first night is really hard because they've never had to be forced to do without nursing at night before. You do allow them some nursing (2-3 minutes) but not to where they fall asleep again. And this really upset Uriah. REALLY upset him. He woke up at 11:45 last night and cried and screamed and fought until 1:15 when I finally was able to lay down with him. He woke up again maybe twice more, but it was easier to get him back to sleep then. He woke up happy and smiling this morning, so no harm done! We've just got to get through 9 more days of this.
So I decided that nightweaning is necessary to stop some of the decay. I have a very fast letdown, and we cosleep, so I think some of the milk actually is pooling up in his mouth causing the decay. I didn't nightwean Rose until she was older, and Lacy nightweaned out of necessity because I was pregnant with Rose, so her damage was less severe . Uriah is 14 months now and perfectly capable of nightweaning. It's a hard process though. I decided to start it last night.
The first night is really hard because they've never had to be forced to do without nursing at night before. You do allow them some nursing (2-3 minutes) but not to where they fall asleep again. And this really upset Uriah. REALLY upset him. He woke up at 11:45 last night and cried and screamed and fought until 1:15 when I finally was able to lay down with him. He woke up again maybe twice more, but it was easier to get him back to sleep then. He woke up happy and smiling this morning, so no harm done! We've just got to get through 9 more days of this.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Nightweaning, day 10 (is this the end?)
Yea! We made it 10 nights of nightweaning! We really have two more nights to go, because I stretched out the second phase a couple days due to Dave returning to work. But I couldn't have chosen a more ideal time to work on nightweaning! Last night she woke up crying and took a while to get back to sleep, but I managed without picking her up, and it only took about 10 minutes to get her back to sleep, and I didn't feel bad because I was attentively helping her. I my rare episodes of desperation where I allowed her to cry for a while, she ended up throwing up and making me feel like a terrible mother. This way I was able to achieve the end goal of nightweaning while still feeling as though I am an attentive parent! Yea! Win-win!
And today is officially day one of our diet! Lacy has done really well, but hates the rice milk. Too bad she won't get any cow's milk for a few weeks! Actually I spoke too soon-- Lacy came out to me with chocolate in her mouth. I have no idea where she got it from! Dave is making her spit it out. Poor thing, no chocolate for her, but it's for the best. The diet is actually not a gluten free diet, but is an elimination diet where we take out many common allergens, and after a week add each allergen in massive amounts to determine her allergies. We are limited to rice, oats and barley as our cereal grains, for fruits we cannot have citrus or fruits canned in syrup, we are allowed all vegetables except corn and peas, most meats are allowed, but no over processed meats or smoked meats like lunchmeats, ham or bacon, or dyed meats, for beverages we can have water, single herb tea with honey, or grape, apple or pineapple juice. Snacks are going to be a tough one-- we have have potato chips, rice cakes, or raisins, and for miscellaneous foods we can have honey, homemade vinegar and oil salad dressing, sea salt, pepper , and homemade soup. It limits a lot foods, but because we don't eat a lot of processed foods, it's not going to be much of an adjustment, other than no dairy and no wheat!
We do this diet for days 1-7, and then for each day after that we keep the diet the same and add massive amounts of 8. milk 9. wheat, 10. sugar 11. eggs 12. cocoa 13. dyed foods 14. corn 15. preservatives 16. citrus 17. peanut butter. And if we observe no reaction, we can add that food back into the diet. And we're looking for subtle reactions in heart rate, demeanor, etc, that can indicate an allergy. This is the second diet suggested in Is This Your Child by Doris Rapp.
Today I did a diet-friendly meal that didn't taste yucky! Here's what we had for dinner:
I substituted the ketchup (not safe for diet because of HFCS) with one can of tomato paste and I increased the barley to 1/2 cup, and I used purple prairie barley instead of pearled, which is much more nutritious than regular barley because it doesn't have to be stripped of its nutrients by pearling.
And today is officially day one of our diet! Lacy has done really well, but hates the rice milk. Too bad she won't get any cow's milk for a few weeks! Actually I spoke too soon-- Lacy came out to me with chocolate in her mouth. I have no idea where she got it from! Dave is making her spit it out. Poor thing, no chocolate for her, but it's for the best. The diet is actually not a gluten free diet, but is an elimination diet where we take out many common allergens, and after a week add each allergen in massive amounts to determine her allergies. We are limited to rice, oats and barley as our cereal grains, for fruits we cannot have citrus or fruits canned in syrup, we are allowed all vegetables except corn and peas, most meats are allowed, but no over processed meats or smoked meats like lunchmeats, ham or bacon, or dyed meats, for beverages we can have water, single herb tea with honey, or grape, apple or pineapple juice. Snacks are going to be a tough one-- we have have potato chips, rice cakes, or raisins, and for miscellaneous foods we can have honey, homemade vinegar and oil salad dressing, sea salt, pepper , and homemade soup. It limits a lot foods, but because we don't eat a lot of processed foods, it's not going to be much of an adjustment, other than no dairy and no wheat!
We do this diet for days 1-7, and then for each day after that we keep the diet the same and add massive amounts of 8. milk 9. wheat, 10. sugar 11. eggs 12. cocoa 13. dyed foods 14. corn 15. preservatives 16. citrus 17. peanut butter. And if we observe no reaction, we can add that food back into the diet. And we're looking for subtle reactions in heart rate, demeanor, etc, that can indicate an allergy. This is the second diet suggested in Is This Your Child by Doris Rapp.
Today I did a diet-friendly meal that didn't taste yucky! Here's what we had for dinner:
| HAMBURGER SOUP | |
1 lb. ground beef 1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes 2 med. onions, chopped 2 med. carrots, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/3 c. pearl barley 1/4 c. ketchup 1 tbsp. instant beef bouillon 2 tsp. seasoned salt 1 tsp. dried basil 1 bay leaf Brown ground beef and drain off fat. In large saucepan, stir in remaining ingredients and 5 cups water. Bring to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Also can be cooked in crock pot. Brown ground beef and drain. Add ingredients to crock pot and cook all day. Other vegetables can be added like shredded zucchini. | |
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Nightweaning, day 9
Last night went okay. It was the first non-pick up and rock back to sleep night. I woke up sick and tired this morning, so much so that I didn't even make my bed! I did cheat a little last night and nursed Rose around 5:30. At night, I just get so dead tired that I can't even function, and to pair that with a crying toddler makes it miserable for me!
Today we decided to delay our elimination diet and go visit some friends, Parker & Kim and their cutie daughter Leia, who is just younger than Rose. We had a great time with them, and Dave was able to help them with some mold abatement in their attic. That's Dave, he's a specialist in abatement! He was glad to help. The girls did really well, even Rose who refused to nap all day, except for a 15 minute catnap in the car on our way to dinner. The girls were both asleep on the way home before 8, and have been sleeping pretty hard until Rose woke up just a few minutes ago. Good thing we brought their jammies to Kirkland!
OK, I am totally obsessing about homesteading lately. My most recent sub-obsession is that I want to raise all heritage animals and grow heirloom plants in our garden. I figure it's the way I can save the earth, protect rare animal breeds, and serve my family, all in one fair swoop! I am currently loving on the Randall-Lineback cattle now. They are an all-in-one breed: milk, meat, and oxen! Plus they are beau-ti-ful! Wouldn't they be absolutely stunning if you drove by a bunch of these cattle grazing? Hopefully I can get my hands on a few when we buy our 200 acre farm!
Today we decided to delay our elimination diet and go visit some friends, Parker & Kim and their cutie daughter Leia, who is just younger than Rose. We had a great time with them, and Dave was able to help them with some mold abatement in their attic. That's Dave, he's a specialist in abatement! He was glad to help. The girls did really well, even Rose who refused to nap all day, except for a 15 minute catnap in the car on our way to dinner. The girls were both asleep on the way home before 8, and have been sleeping pretty hard until Rose woke up just a few minutes ago. Good thing we brought their jammies to Kirkland!
OK, I am totally obsessing about homesteading lately. My most recent sub-obsession is that I want to raise all heritage animals and grow heirloom plants in our garden. I figure it's the way I can save the earth, protect rare animal breeds, and serve my family, all in one fair swoop! I am currently loving on the Randall-Lineback cattle now. They are an all-in-one breed: milk, meat, and oxen! Plus they are beau-ti-ful! Wouldn't they be absolutely stunning if you drove by a bunch of these cattle grazing? Hopefully I can get my hands on a few when we buy our 200 acre farm!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Nightweaning, days 7 and 8
I wanted to talk to Dave about how night 7 went, so I talked to him last night about it. Well, I wasn't feeling well so I hit the sack early and didn't blog about it. Oops.
Well, day 7 was a breeze! She woke up a couple times before 11 (as usual) and woke up around 12:30, had a hard time calming back down, so I took her in the other room to rock her. She calmed down after about 5 minutes, and woke again right before 6. I was so excited! Dave concurred that this is what happened, so my baby actually slept through the night!
I was expecting more of the same tonight, but it wasn't to be. She woke up several times through the night, and I was able to get her back to sleep without nursing, but boy am I tired this morning. Then she woke around 5:45 and wouldn't calm down, so I said, "close enough" and nursed her back to sleep. She's still sleeping and it's almost 9. I've got to get her on a better schedule. She needs to wake up at 8 so she has better naps and easier bedtimes! We'll work on that once the nightweaning process is complete.
Dave was not excited about going back to work in Seattle. The commute is killer, and it makes him so tired. He was so much happier working in Centralia. He told me yesterday, "You must have said some crazy prayers, because I'm working with my dream crew. They are the best workers I could ever hope to work with." So at least he is surrounded by good, hard workers! And to make him feel better about working there, they did actually beg him to come back. Dave is a very hard worker, and any company that gets him knows that he is a rare breed these days. That's got to be a nice ego booster for him!
Well, day 7 was a breeze! She woke up a couple times before 11 (as usual) and woke up around 12:30, had a hard time calming back down, so I took her in the other room to rock her. She calmed down after about 5 minutes, and woke again right before 6. I was so excited! Dave concurred that this is what happened, so my baby actually slept through the night!
I was expecting more of the same tonight, but it wasn't to be. She woke up several times through the night, and I was able to get her back to sleep without nursing, but boy am I tired this morning. Then she woke around 5:45 and wouldn't calm down, so I said, "close enough" and nursed her back to sleep. She's still sleeping and it's almost 9. I've got to get her on a better schedule. She needs to wake up at 8 so she has better naps and easier bedtimes! We'll work on that once the nightweaning process is complete.
Dave was not excited about going back to work in Seattle. The commute is killer, and it makes him so tired. He was so much happier working in Centralia. He told me yesterday, "You must have said some crazy prayers, because I'm working with my dream crew. They are the best workers I could ever hope to work with." So at least he is surrounded by good, hard workers! And to make him feel better about working there, they did actually beg him to come back. Dave is a very hard worker, and any company that gets him knows that he is a rare breed these days. That's got to be a nice ego booster for him!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Nightweaning, day 6
It went reasonably well last night! Yea! She fell asleep quickly and slept for a while and woke once before 11. That's a big improvement! I'm hoping she does this on a regular basis :) Then she woke around 11:30 and had trouble calming back down. I had Dave take the reigns on that one for a while because it was after the no nursing time. Since it was phase 2 we could still pick her up and rock her. It took about 10-15 minutes to get her back to sleep. She may have woken up once or twice after that in the night, falling back to sleep relatively quickly, but I didn't notice! She woke again right before 6 and wouldn't calm back down, so at 5:58 I said "close enough!" and let her nurse. It's 8:30 and she's sleeping soundly.
You know, I don't think we could have done this had we not moved Lacy out of our bed. We'll probably invite her back in on occasion (if she would like) in another month after Rose is on a predictable pattern of sleep. Lacy sleeps on a princess toddler bed (well, the sheets are princess anyway) next to our bed. I know most normal people would have moved her to her own room, but nobody's ever accused me of being normal. I enjoy being able to hear her breathe at night.
Today we're dropping the kids off at Leslie's and we're going to a movie! Baby's waking up, better start my day!
You know, I don't think we could have done this had we not moved Lacy out of our bed. We'll probably invite her back in on occasion (if she would like) in another month after Rose is on a predictable pattern of sleep. Lacy sleeps on a princess toddler bed (well, the sheets are princess anyway) next to our bed. I know most normal people would have moved her to her own room, but nobody's ever accused me of being normal. I enjoy being able to hear her breathe at night.
Today we're dropping the kids off at Leslie's and we're going to a movie! Baby's waking up, better start my day!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Nightweaning, day 5
Last night it went really, really well! She did try to nurse me a couple of times, but I was able to hold her back and get her back to sleep. I think she's starting to sleep longer stretches, too, now that she knows she doesn't get to nurse back to sleep. It's making me less tired and better able to function in the morning. She woke up around 6 to nurse, which was fine since we do no nursing from 11-6. She had to be cut off before 7, though, since she had a sedation dentist appointment this morning, and no food for 6 hours, nothing at all (no clear liquids) 2 hours before. Tonight is the last night of snuggling and rocking! Tomorrow night is just patting and reassurances! Yikes!
Dave took Rose to the dentist this morning for the tooth extraction surgery. She took the sedation medicine (liquid) just fine. But then they had to give her a shot to numb her mouth for the extraction. There were four attempts at giving her the shot. They had to hold her down for it, and Dave told me, "She's strong! I'm actually impressed at how strong she is." Well, when there's a will, there's a way! She's not very big, and doesn't have a lot of physical strength yet, but the mind is a very powerful thing and she certainly knows how to use hers. Plus she has stubbornness from both her mother and father, so there you go.
Dave got home with Rose about 20 minutes ago. She can't do any suckling, sippy cups, straws, or solid foods until about 6 this evening. It's going to be a rough day! Right now, she's getting about a half an inch of liquid in a cup. She got two cups of water and now she's working on some juice. She also got a bowl of ice cream when she got home. She's going to be one spoiled baby today. We're probably going to forgo any cosmetic baby dentures at this point. They'll probably look really fake anyway, they probably aren't covered by insurance, and I'm sure they're very expensive.
Dave took Rose to the dentist this morning for the tooth extraction surgery. She took the sedation medicine (liquid) just fine. But then they had to give her a shot to numb her mouth for the extraction. There were four attempts at giving her the shot. They had to hold her down for it, and Dave told me, "She's strong! I'm actually impressed at how strong she is." Well, when there's a will, there's a way! She's not very big, and doesn't have a lot of physical strength yet, but the mind is a very powerful thing and she certainly knows how to use hers. Plus she has stubbornness from both her mother and father, so there you go.
Dave got home with Rose about 20 minutes ago. She can't do any suckling, sippy cups, straws, or solid foods until about 6 this evening. It's going to be a rough day! Right now, she's getting about a half an inch of liquid in a cup. She got two cups of water and now she's working on some juice. She also got a bowl of ice cream when she got home. She's going to be one spoiled baby today. We're probably going to forgo any cosmetic baby dentures at this point. They'll probably look really fake anyway, they probably aren't covered by insurance, and I'm sure they're very expensive.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Nightweaning, day 4
We are really getting in a groove here! Last night was our first no nursing night. She did really well, though I *might* have instinctively let her nurse for a little while in the middle of the night. I get so danged tired I just can't recall what I do during the night! But she woke up this morning around 8 and just wanted to nurse for about an hour, so I guess she was making up time! I did have to take Rose into the other room and rock her back to sleep for about 5 minutes last night. Hopefully she'll get the hang of it tonight and tomorrow, because after that there will be no more rocking back to sleep! Yikes!
Dave is taking advantage of his time off. He is talking to Rose's dentist today, and will be talking to some unemployment people (he can get benefits for the time being, until he starts making some money from his side business). He will be making business cards and installing some programs on his new laptop, and will be setting up appointments right away. Hopefully he can make one sale a week until the big project starts in April, so that will make up for lost wages during this time.
Dave also plans on building my garden beds and doing a few other things around the house and yard while he has the time. Once he's working, I'll be in charge of all the yard maintenance, so hopefully he can make it as easy as possible for me.
Yesterday we went to church so Dave and I could fulfill our callings. We would have stayed home because of Lacy being sick. As the chorister, I can't miss Sacrament meeting, and Dave teaches on the fourth Sunday of the month in Elder's Quarum, so he needed to be there during the third hour. We would have played tag team church if we weren't getting a second opinion for Rose's dental care! Anyway, after a long Sacrament meeting, we talked to Bro. B, the dentist. Lacy found her teacher and told her, very sadly, that she couldn't go to Primary. Her teacher gave her the activity and we took it home. Then I took Lacy home for a few minutes to trade cars and get everything we needed for the birthday party. We forgot to get gas on Saturday, so I had to fill up the truck as well. Then Lacy and I picked up Rose and Dave and we had a blast at Leslie's house for family dinner and birthday time! Dave and I got a couple gift cards, and Turner got a huge amount of gifts from family. It was so fun!
Dave is taking advantage of his time off. He is talking to Rose's dentist today, and will be talking to some unemployment people (he can get benefits for the time being, until he starts making some money from his side business). He will be making business cards and installing some programs on his new laptop, and will be setting up appointments right away. Hopefully he can make one sale a week until the big project starts in April, so that will make up for lost wages during this time.
Dave also plans on building my garden beds and doing a few other things around the house and yard while he has the time. Once he's working, I'll be in charge of all the yard maintenance, so hopefully he can make it as easy as possible for me.
Yesterday we went to church so Dave and I could fulfill our callings. We would have stayed home because of Lacy being sick. As the chorister, I can't miss Sacrament meeting, and Dave teaches on the fourth Sunday of the month in Elder's Quarum, so he needed to be there during the third hour. We would have played tag team church if we weren't getting a second opinion for Rose's dental care! Anyway, after a long Sacrament meeting, we talked to Bro. B, the dentist. Lacy found her teacher and told her, very sadly, that she couldn't go to Primary. Her teacher gave her the activity and we took it home. Then I took Lacy home for a few minutes to trade cars and get everything we needed for the birthday party. We forgot to get gas on Saturday, so I had to fill up the truck as well. Then Lacy and I picked up Rose and Dave and we had a blast at Leslie's house for family dinner and birthday time! Dave and I got a couple gift cards, and Turner got a huge amount of gifts from family. It was so fun!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Nightweaning, day 3
I really don't remember much of last night. I have been so tired at night I just can't remember how the nightweaning goes! I think I did nurse her back to sleep around 4 am, but other than that I didn't do any nursing to sleep at all-- just a couple minutes here and there as she woke up, according to the plan.
Tonight is the big night-- no night nursing at all! Just cuddles and loves! I'm hoping it goes well, because we have three nights of this, and then four nights of not picking her up, just reassurances and pats.
Yesterday Dave took Lacy on a daddy daughter date. They dressed up-- Lacy wore her flowergirl dress and Dave wore a suit-- and saw a live musical, Rapunzel. Lacy enjoyed the musical, and sat on Dave's lap almost the entire time. She is such a daddy's girl! After the play, she got to hug Rapunzel. Then they picked up some ice cream, came home, changed, and ate it (and shared with us girls at home).
Today we had the big family birthday party at my sister's house. Boy was it loud! There were nine kids (okay, one was an infant, so he wasn't very loud, and Rose isn't very loud, just quietly destructive) and all of the sibs and our significant others, if applicable. So eight adults. We were outnumbered, and the kids let us know! They played outside for a while. Dave brought a couple of toys he bought for himself at Toys R Us yesterday when we went shopping for birthday gifts- a big styrofoam airplaine and a foam rocket launcher thing. They had a blast playing with the toys, and all the kids were running around outside. It wore both the girls out and they are sleeping quite soundly now. I'm thinking the outside air will help Rose finally start sleeping through the night! We had lasagna, bread, and two salads, opened a million presents for Turner, who turned 3 on the 21st, and two for Dave and me (thanks, guys! We are excited to go on a date together with our gift cards!). We played pin the Superman logo on the Superman poster, tried to destroy a Superman pinata, and ate Superman cake and ice cream. Dave bought a laptop from Mark while we were at it, and the Les, Dix, Kurt, Jackie, Dave and I all talked about the family commune we one day hope to live on, and what types of yurts will best suit our needs on this commune. I think with Kurt and Jackie, who work with their hands and love gardening, Dave, who has worked on a farm and knows everything about every kind of construction, and my dad, who is a general handyman, get-it-done guy, and also worked on a farm as a kid, we'll probably be okay. As for the rest of us... well, Les, my mom, and I can take care of the canning and other domestic tasks, but other than that, we're not really homesteaders. But we can learn!
Off to enjoy another night of nighweaning! Tomorrow's a busy day-- home blessing hour and lots of errands. Dave is currently between jobs, and he has a lot of running around to do. Fortunately the next guaranteed job is coming up in about five weeks, the one where he will be working 12 hour days 7 days a week for 3 months, and there is another tentative job possibly starting this week. Until then, he will get things done around the house, make presentations for the side job he's doing, and spend time with the family.
Tonight is the big night-- no night nursing at all! Just cuddles and loves! I'm hoping it goes well, because we have three nights of this, and then four nights of not picking her up, just reassurances and pats.
Yesterday Dave took Lacy on a daddy daughter date. They dressed up-- Lacy wore her flowergirl dress and Dave wore a suit-- and saw a live musical, Rapunzel. Lacy enjoyed the musical, and sat on Dave's lap almost the entire time. She is such a daddy's girl! After the play, she got to hug Rapunzel. Then they picked up some ice cream, came home, changed, and ate it (and shared with us girls at home).
Today we had the big family birthday party at my sister's house. Boy was it loud! There were nine kids (okay, one was an infant, so he wasn't very loud, and Rose isn't very loud, just quietly destructive) and all of the sibs and our significant others, if applicable. So eight adults. We were outnumbered, and the kids let us know! They played outside for a while. Dave brought a couple of toys he bought for himself at Toys R Us yesterday when we went shopping for birthday gifts- a big styrofoam airplaine and a foam rocket launcher thing. They had a blast playing with the toys, and all the kids were running around outside. It wore both the girls out and they are sleeping quite soundly now. I'm thinking the outside air will help Rose finally start sleeping through the night! We had lasagna, bread, and two salads, opened a million presents for Turner, who turned 3 on the 21st, and two for Dave and me (thanks, guys! We are excited to go on a date together with our gift cards!). We played pin the Superman logo on the Superman poster, tried to destroy a Superman pinata, and ate Superman cake and ice cream. Dave bought a laptop from Mark while we were at it, and the Les, Dix, Kurt, Jackie, Dave and I all talked about the family commune we one day hope to live on, and what types of yurts will best suit our needs on this commune. I think with Kurt and Jackie, who work with their hands and love gardening, Dave, who has worked on a farm and knows everything about every kind of construction, and my dad, who is a general handyman, get-it-done guy, and also worked on a farm as a kid, we'll probably be okay. As for the rest of us... well, Les, my mom, and I can take care of the canning and other domestic tasks, but other than that, we're not really homesteaders. But we can learn!
Off to enjoy another night of nighweaning! Tomorrow's a busy day-- home blessing hour and lots of errands. Dave is currently between jobs, and he has a lot of running around to do. Fortunately the next guaranteed job is coming up in about five weeks, the one where he will be working 12 hour days 7 days a week for 3 months, and there is another tentative job possibly starting this week. Until then, he will get things done around the house, make presentations for the side job he's doing, and spend time with the family.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Nightweaning, day 2
Last night was hard for us. Rose wouldn't let me put her down from her bedtime at 8 until 10:30 for more than 5 minutes before she would wake up and wander down the hall to find me again. This made it very difficult for me because we had guests over and were trying to watch a movie. I guess it's a good thing I've seen the movie before. Well, last night went no better than earlier in the evening. It was all such a blur because I was so exhausted from the whole thing. The biggest problem is that Rose is getting a little bit sick so it was hard for her to sleep I think. I tried not nursing her back to sleep, but I'm not sure if I did or not because I was so tired! Dave got her to sleep a couple of times. Unfortunately she will only sleep for about 20 minutes at a time lately. She did sleep in this morning (we've been getting up at 7). We will try it again tonight and hopefully it will work a little better. If it doesn't, we'll probably do one more day of this and then we'll start with the second phase on Monday instead of Sunday.
Lacy and Dave have a daddy-daughter date today to see Rapunzel. She was supposed to go to her first Primary activity, but I don't think it's a good idea because she has been coughing and has had a runny yucky nose. Dave is going to dress up and Lacy gets to wear her flower girl dress on their date. They should have a fun time together.
Lacy and Dave have a daddy-daughter date today to see Rapunzel. She was supposed to go to her first Primary activity, but I don't think it's a good idea because she has been coughing and has had a runny yucky nose. Dave is going to dress up and Lacy gets to wear her flower girl dress on their date. They should have a fun time together.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Nightweaning, day 1
Last night was our first try at nightweaning. It went surprisingly well. I was so tired that I didn't want to do it, but I stuck it out and we did okay. So on the first three nights, they can nurse for a couple minutes but then you have to put them to bed awake. You have a seven hour stretch of the night where you do this. So basically, anytime between 11 pm and 6 am, you are working on the nightweaning. Any time before or after is the same as before. Last night, a couple of times I think she was pretty drowsy and drifted off to sleep right away. Another couple times she was having nothing doing and screamed her head off. But after about 10 minutes I was able to get her calmed down and back asleep. One time I had to rock her to sleep in the other room. That worked pretty well, but it's not something I'd like to do every time. And it was just the first night, so we're okay.
Two more nights of this and we're on to phase two. Yikes! But I think we'll do really well if we stick to the plan. After the nightweaning is done, we're going to work on staying asleep from bedtime (8) until wake-up time (7). We may have to have her bedtime at 9 once she's sleeping through the night on a regular basis. We'll see.
Two more nights of this and we're on to phase two. Yikes! But I think we'll do really well if we stick to the plan. After the nightweaning is done, we're going to work on staying asleep from bedtime (8) until wake-up time (7). We may have to have her bedtime at 9 once she's sleeping through the night on a regular basis. We'll see.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Nightweaning, starting tonight
I'm so tired of Rose waking up so many times at night, that I'm going to start the nightweaning process tonight. This is the perfect time to start because Dave isn't so tired all the time from a long commute to Seattle. It's going to be hard, but I have to do it. I can't keep this up any longer. We're going to be using the Jay Gordon technique, Changing the Sleep Pattern in the Family Bed. It's a 10 day program, and I'm hoping we can get through it rather quickly. I just can't keep it up anymore!
Dave and I had a couple's massage today. It was awesome. I really needed it. Thanks, honey! They did a great job, and we want to come back! Soon!
This morning as we were getting ready to go to the massage, we got a call from Key Bank. There were several suspicious charges on our account, and they wanted to verify that those were valid charges. Well, glad they called us because there were five charges on our account that we didn't make. They canceled the card right away, credited our account, and we will be filing a police report about this. It is almost $1000 worth of fraudulent charges. Thank goodness they were caught so soon, and that we aren't liable for them at all. In the meantime, Dave has no debit card, so he got an ATM card and he will have to activate his line of credit card from the bank if he needs to use a Master Card.
Dave and I had a couple's massage today. It was awesome. I really needed it. Thanks, honey! They did a great job, and we want to come back! Soon!
This morning as we were getting ready to go to the massage, we got a call from Key Bank. There were several suspicious charges on our account, and they wanted to verify that those were valid charges. Well, glad they called us because there were five charges on our account that we didn't make. They canceled the card right away, credited our account, and we will be filing a police report about this. It is almost $1000 worth of fraudulent charges. Thank goodness they were caught so soon, and that we aren't liable for them at all. In the meantime, Dave has no debit card, so he got an ATM card and he will have to activate his line of credit card from the bank if he needs to use a Master Card.
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