(Noah in his huge big boy bed. It is an awesome thing seeing your little baby sleep in a queen sized bed.)
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
There's always something
Seems like with parenting, if it isn't one thing, it's another. I mean that in the most positive way possible. I love a good challenge. Lucky me, being a mom gives me plenty of them. One week ago the task at hand was weaning Noah from his pacifier addiction. We had been only giving it to him at nap time and bed time, so the transition was less of a cold turkey thing. And during our Kentucky vacation, we made sure to prepare the poor little addict with repeated reminders: "When we go back home, you are going to say goodbye to your chupon, because you are a big boy and chupones are just for babies like Jake." I was so worried. The first time I put him down for a nap, he said so desperately: "I NEED my chupon!" I told him he was a big boy and he didn't need it anymore. The look on his face was heartbreaking when started begging: "Pleeease, mommy? Please!" I tried to be strong and said: "No. You'll be okay, you can sleep without it." He started crying and said: "How about the green one?" That made me want to laugh and cry. Then when I said no, he tried again: "then how about the the blue one?" Poor kid going through the Kubler Ross stages of grief. Anyway, I was firm even though I wanted to be a pushover at that moment so badly. I left the room, and he was still crying. But after just a couple of minutes, the crying stopped, and I felt relieved and gave myself a good pat on the back. Success is so sweet. And then when I went into his bedroom to wake him up, I found him knocked out on his bed, sleeping so peacefully, with a big blue pacifier stuck in his mouth. That sneaky little thing. Apparently he still had a secret stash under his pillow. And that stash came in handy at his most desperate of times. But since that incident, he has been clean for a week and has shown great resilience and fortitude in overcoming his life's addiction.
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Does he really sleep in a queen bed? Is he in the same room as Jake? Or is Jake in his old room and Noah's in the guest room? We went through similar things with Jane. It is the saddest. For us it was remedied by leaving the door open a few inches. It was all she needed and "they" say it helps kids to feel more connected to their parents and less scared. I think you're in for a few internet searches on nighttime fears if that doesn't work. And does he really call Kyle Kyle? And does he always call your room Kyle's room?
You absolutely crack me up. What a life! I hope things continue to progree nicely! Loves!
Congratulations on pacifier weaning! It took us waaaay too long with Jill (she was 2 1/2). Bedtime battles...Jilly is our "scared of everything" child. What worked for us is having a talk before bed about how monsters aren't real, and leaving a small lamp on that she picked out at the store. Then when she'd wake up at night, we were firm about her staying in her bed, not in ours. I think it was almost more of her trying to manipulate us than anything. There was (and still is) such a fine line to walk between Jill "being scared" and her pushing us over to get her way. Consistency in rule enforcement has been key, and going to bed early enough. The later it was at night, the worse the battles were and the more she'd be up at night. There were tantrums and screaming, but they were short-lived for the most part. Good luck! I know it's hard when you've got two kids to worry about being up at night!
I laughed and cried when I read this. Poor Noah... sweet Noah! It's all good... all will be well for him since he has two great parents who understand his needs.
Love you all.
Oh, so funny! Those pacifiers are hard to give up! As for the sleeping in your own bed- we still haven't conquered that with Kaden and he is 8! We have tried 100 different things with him and he does well for the appointed amount of time to earn his prize and then he's back again! We've tried both rewards and consequences and nothing has worked long term. He's actually been doing pretty good for the past month or so- maybe 8 1/2 was the magic month! Hee hee! I hope you can fix it now or you may have a crowded bed for another six and a half years! Good luck!
I love this post and the revisit to Halloween! The pictures have a lot of character and even though they may not be exactly like the one that is 2mm by 2 mm from your phone, they are even better because they have really captured the moment. Oh and about the night terrors and sleeping with "Kyle" (lol), that phase will end, and then just like you said, something new will come. :)
AH! I'm trying to get up the courage to get Ty off his binky. But he freaks out every time he can't find it and he will not go to sleep without it, so I'm afraid we'll have sleepless nights if I take it away! I just need to be strong like you and do it!!
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