Okay, enough about me and my slippery slope into being a butthead. Let's chat about the kids real quick.
Cali has started ballet class, this week will be her third week. She absolutely loves it. We always knew she would enjoy dancing, she's been doing her own interpretive dance since she could walk. The first day we took her to class, she had an ear-to-ear grin for the entire 45 minutes. Last week she may have had a slightly harder time listening, but she still loved it. I'm really excited for her. Being able to provide the opportunity for my children to pursue the things they are passionate about is something I've always hoped I could do as a parent.
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| Soooooo Happy! |
Bodie is still fighting sleep but the last few nights have actually gone a little better. I've been laying him down and just letting him cry it out. The first night I had to go in after 45 minutes to calm him back down a bit. He fell asleep after another 20 minutes of crying and then slept through the night. The next night was almost identical with the exception that he woke once in the middle of the night. Thank goodness my wife was willing to go down and soothe him that time because I didn't have it in me. Last night, he cried for a good 30-45 minutes but then he was down for the count. I tried everything else I could think of before this "tough love" approach. It was starting to look like we were just encouraging the tantrums. This seems to be working a little. Don't worry though, I'll keep you all posted.
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| Captain Handsome |
Connor was the same way. The tough love approach works...they need to kearn to self soothe a bit then eventually they get tired and I think they bug themselves. Connor was a night owl forever though still is but the crying stopped after a week or so of doing what you are doing. (It wont be like this forever!
ReplyDeleteYeah, three nights in a row now and it seems to be working. The little booger is facing reality I think :)
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