Eddy has a new thing...its called moving. Every time I try to lay him down he immediately sits up sucks his thumb. When I leave the room he starts crying so LOUD and then he stands up and holds onto the side of his crib calling for me. Last night he was overly tired and not falling asleep so I just gave him a bottle in his crib and he fell asleep so quickly, it was the best but I felt really guilty! BECAUSE this is not something that you are "supposed" to do (says who?). I got a paper from my Dr. that states like 8 times, "do not put your baby to bed with a bottle" something about bottle rot...So I slipped up...and it was so nice. Right now he is crying, probably standing in his crib waiting for me to come get him. But every time I go in there he thinks I'm going to get him or give him a bottle, but I'm not, I pick him up and lay him on his back and then I leave and he cries even louder. I think he is saying"You are the meanest mom in the world!" I know its not that big of a deal but it seriously weighs on me, he is already a master manipulator. I feel guilt from making him sleep. But I know he needs it and this discipline will make him and me stronger. Its funny to think that I am dealing with the same principals with an infant as I will with a teen. What?! Seriously though, Eddy wants me to hold him so he doesnt have to sleep and I want to hold him and we would both be happy if I did but he would get tired, spoiled and ornery. When he is a teenager he will want to go out with his friends every night all night, and Ill want him to so I can have some peace and quiet but he'll get jumped into a gang and knock up his girlfriend so I HAVE TO SET BOUNDARIES. Wo, anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I am not good at listening to a baby cry and last night I vowed that I would not give him a bottle to put him to sleep, even though it would be easier on both of us. So I'm trying really hard to be patient and not rip my hair out, typing is actually quite soothing. So thanks for listening...and he is finally asleep! WOO HOO!
5 comments:
You set those rules!! I heard bottle rot is to blame for teen pregnancy.
You are a good mom- MOM!
I love this picture of you holding Eddy... You an incredible mom! I need to take some lessons from you!
So funny, I'm reading this listening to Andrew cry because he pulled himself up to standing AGAIN and can't get down. I'm dying. It's so hard to get them to sleep when they're mobile!! And the only think I can do when baby is screaming in his crib is put my iPod in and go into my bedroom so I can't hear him...
okay, you are soooo good! I gave up on everything I have ever heard about what NOT to do. I give Kennedy a bottle every night in bed...then she cries FOREVER, then she throws up cause she cries so hard, then I put her in bed with me and she's out like a light. I am so bad. Oh well though. I figure she will sleep alone someday...right?
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