I have come to accept my fate with Chamae. She is much more demanding than her brother and I have to learn to deal with her differently. I took her to the Dr yesterday after Brad suggested she may have an ear infection(she had an extreme meltdown on Sunday after a nap). Her ears are fine, the Dr said it was probably either teeth, or she's getting an attitude. Awesome. Apparently that happens quite a bit with the 2nd child, especially if it's a girl. I guess we have a little diva on our hands. If she can learn to sleep better, I can handle that. I tried the Baby Whisperer techniques for a while, and I'll stick to the E.A.S.Y routine, but getting Chamae to sleep her way was getting too complicated and I was getting frustrated and emotional about it. Sometimes I read too much and when my child doesn't fit exactly, I get frustrated. Anyway, Chamae was still taking forever to settle down to sleep no matter how quickly I responded to her "sleep cues", so I resorted to letting her cry it out to get to sleep. She has been falling asleep faster and can calm herself down if she wakes up in the middle of the night or in the middle of a nap. She only fusses for a few minutes without me, rather than 1 1/2 hours while I'm in there with her. This way, there are less tears for both of us.
We met the Hiatt's at the park for a picnic the other day, and shockingly enough, they preferred to play over eating:) I also have a really awesome picture of Donovan and Mason pulling their pants up after peeing on the trees, but I'll let Lenna post that one on her private blog...
Donovan still loves the baby swing because he can swing really high without falling out.
Mason was very concerned that Donovan was going to want to take the goggles home. He was very willing to let Donovan used them, but had to let him know that he couldn't take them home.
I'm getting really excited to go the splash pad when we go to Utah in 2 weeks.
I think she looks a little like my cousin MeChels little girl, Makenna. I think they have similar eyes. I never noticed it until I looked at these pictures. What do you think, MeChel?
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I appreciate your trials of getting Chamae to sleep on a regular basis. It's a good thing I'm her granny and not her mom cause it's really hard for me to let babies cry. I bet her teeth are close- doesn't end the restlessness but nice to know what the problem is. Funny, I was thinking about the splash pad today too! It will be very fun for all the kids. It's nice that the cousins and siblings can get together and play. It's especially good that the weather has been nicer- even in Utah!
I totally know what you mean by being frustrated when your baby doesn't do what it says in the book to do. I read Babywise (which is a great book) but I get obsessed with doing things exactly as told rather than a guideline and using what works for me. I kept looking things up all the time too which caused many meltdowns on my part. I finally had to just stop looking every little thing up and do what worked for me and Ross. Crying is a healthy thing as well, and if you want to feel better about it - read Babywise. ;)
They both get cuter every day... If you did 2 piggies she'd look a lot like Lia.
I thought I already commented on this. Guess not. I didn't read any fancy books or follow any fancy methods. They probably would have just made me cry. It's kind of just a guessing game, and what works for a few weeks or months might not later, and vice versa. So my advice is just keep trying things.
Every baby is so different and no baby is text book that is for sure. I think as a mother it is really hard for us to accept that. I think we get an idea in our head and we hope or wish it would just happen like it should and it never really does! My girls were aweful babies. They were so demanding fussy all the time and it just takes a toll and gets hard. I think girls are just born that way spicey and sassy! Hang in there and keep trying to get her on a routine that works for you and her and then stick it with it. Just so you don't feel too bad my girls didn't sleep well until they were 9 months so I hope that Chamae will learn sooner then that! Good luck
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