Dani slept in crib

So last night was princess Danicas second night to sleep in her crib. The first night she woke up a few times. One of those times was for over 3 hours!!! I think these darn teeth are really bothering her, because even after I put her in my bed she still wouldn't sleep. Last night however she was a rockstar and slept the entire night!!!!!!!!

Day 9 - Sleep

Write this down: baby girl slept through the night!!!!! Whoop whoop whoop. I felt weird when I wine up feeling rested, I did not know what to do with all the energy!

Week 1 over sleep "training"

I figure I better update and take better notes for my book. There is only so much a sleep deprived momma can remember! So, dani was still waking up numerous times a night. Honestly it is to Many times to even try and count. Anyway, for the past two nights I have not fed her at all during the night! And she has survived lol. Also importantly, so have I ha ha

The first night was rough. She woke up a hundred and one times and would not go back to sleep for anything. I actually ended up feeding her around 430. I did it for good reasons of course!

Second night was amazing. She only woke up 3 times, granted she was awake for 1.5 hours during a wake up, but we will just ficus on the details lol

14 month birthday

Happy 14 month ok'd birthday giant baby!!!! In the past 14 months, this baby has brought me so many smiles. She has also patiently allowed her big sister to give her "loves". Well, up until today she has.

I am loading my Costco groceries into the car and I look back to check on the girls. I hear a lot if yelling but no crying, so I was not too concerned, I just wondered what all the commotion was about. What do I see? I see dj holding a shoe in each hand hitting dani in the head. Dani is lunging her entire body at dj trying to tackle her or something. As I get closer I see dj hair all over the shopping cart cover and quit a bit still in dani's hand!!!!! I did not know whether I should laugh or cry or yell or cheer.........i would not have believed this shopping cart brawl had I nit have seen it with my own eyes.

Book notes. I fed dani around 2 and then 4. She woke up a few other times, but I shhhhhhing her to sleep. We are making progress!

pictures and day 3 on sleep

Djism: momma do you have big noobs? Momma do you have big boobs? Momma do you have big boobs? (she asked me at least 8 times while I ignored her question). Momma do you have big boobs? Poke poke poke (she literally was poking me). Yes dj i guess I do have big boobs. "daddy does not have big boobs he has little boobs and dj and dani have little boobs too!". That's your fun filled fact of the day!

We went and did dani's one year pictures today. Yes we are a little late, but what am I going to do about it now lol. I remember with dj ivthiught it had to be done in the day. Gasp I would never consider doing it a week early it late! Second baby enters the pic and I become that momma lol

Dj is for sure going to be a model. I was chasing dani down the hall and when I got back to the picture room, she is laying there and smiling the biggest and cutest smile ever! She kept looking at the camera and as long as pictures were being taken, she was in her glory! With her genes and current shrimp status, i i think she will be rhe furst suoer model under 6 feet tall lol

Dani has the looks to be a model to, but I don't think she will ever stay still enough to be one haha. The only thing she cared about today was escaping!!!! As soon as I set her down it was off to the races. I was sweaty and stinky and exhausted afterwards!

Book notes: dani only woke up three times last night!!!!! Fit the first tine ever, I did not see each hour on the clock whoop whoop

Sleep baby sleep

We had a first: dani went to sleep without nursing!!!!!! Whoop whoop whoop! I will admit that I am usually against parenting books, but when I am desperate for sleep, I will do desperate things. I have read and studied two books. One in each end if the extreme I think lol. Anyway neither if them worked fir the one night I tried them ha ha but they did cause me much stress. I was/am doing so much wrong according to the books. I am not scheduled, structured, cold hearted enough fir one and I am not attached enough for the other! Aye aye aye

I have decided that I am going to write the next big selling sleep book. It is geared for middle of the road mommas who are not defined into a certain type if parenting type or those that defile being defined ha ha. Dj was my first( and still kind if is) my first experiment and Danica is my second. My book will teach moms how to get the best if both worlds. Yes mommas you can hold, rock, sleep with your baby for as long as you'd like and once you are ready for a change follow these easy steps and you'll be sleeping like a baba (ok I need to get back on track to the blog and stop working in my book. Especially since dani is still in the very early testing phase lol)

Djism: I was in the phone and dj kept trying to talk to me. I ignored her since it was an important call. She looks at Neil and says "I think momma is not listening to me. That is what I think"

sleep lady training

I am having the worst day I have ever had since becoming a mom 2.5 years ago. Last night I put into action the sleep lady's sleep plan. I did nit intend to start it until next week, so tonight I fed her to sleep. When she woke up a little later in her crib, I thought now was as good of a time as any to start. Famous last words.

Danica cried fit one hour and ten minutes while u squatted next to the crib shhing her and patting the crib for her to lay down. It was horrible. She kept screaming and reaching out for me like mama I just need you to hold me and everything will be alright. She then woke up at 11, 12, 130,and them 345. The first three wake ups only lasted about 15 or 20 minutes. The last wake up lasted until 515. Dj was up at 530.

Dani woke up around 720. She was starving, but her normal happy smiling self. I stated to think that last night had no effect on her, and it was one if those things that is harder on the mama.

Well, I think I was wrong again. Here it is 330, and other than a quick nap in the car, I have not been able to get her to sleep. I have been projectile puked on 5 times, my bed is soaked , I need to do laundry, the room reeks, and I am dead tired.

I do not judge parents who let their little ones cry. We as moms know our babies the best and know what will and will not work. I think this crying it out is nit going to work for us at this time. I can't imagine having another day and night like this and the bok said it takes most babies two weeks! Dj has watched more tv today then she has all month. Unless I literally want her to turn into a couch potato. I better come up with a new game plan!!!

I think I would rather deal with the frequent wake ups then a sleepless night in a stinky room!

Time out twins

Aye aye aye delaney has a double dose of the terrible twos all of a sudden. Add that to some broken listening ears and a non stop whine and you get FUN ha ha

The girls were playing this morning and dj was getting mad because she did nit want to share, she wanted what dani had, and dani would not listen to her. Any way one thing led to another and she ended up pushing dani.

Now I will be the first to admit that I am a lax mom. I do not have many strict rules or pinishments and I give the girls (dj) a few chances to change her behavior before I get mean. With that being said., hitting, kicking, pushing, etc are not tolerated at all! There is mo second chance it appeal, it is straight to time out.

So, dj had ro go to time out after she pushed dani. She wanted to sit ( I make her stand), she wanted in the brick nit the tug etc. Finally time out was over so she came over to tell dani she was sorry and give her snhig and kiss. Dani. Did nit want to be smothered, so she started pushing dj away. Dj quickly let's me know that dani pushed her so she needed to go to time out. Ugh!!!!!! She had a point and fair us fair, so dani got her first time out today.

we got sleep!!!

Last night miracle happened; dani slept SIX straight hours!!!! praise the Lord God Almighty!!!!!!!! This is the longest she has slept in jet entire life. I just hope it is the start of something good and not a fluke!!!

I would love to have been getting full nights sleeps for a year now, but there is nothing in the world that I would trade for our bed time routine. I love holding and nursing dani to sleep. I love watching jet sleep so peacefully in my arms. It's why I hold her even after she had long fallen asleep. I cherished each night doing the same thing with dj and while it's hard to function on less sleep, the time flies by and a new stage appears in which I can't hold them to fall asleep. I know that time is somewhat nearing with dani and as ready as I am to sleep a full eight hours on my own bed, I am sad to give thus up. So fir now I will keep loving on my sleeping baby and loading up on coffee and energy drinks lol

Djism; I am going to go a big poop like tank so I can have a Popsicle, ma ma ma look I went poop. I went a snake poop!!!!