Well, Reese took Kipper to school and lost him for a week. She then attached herself to her Diego doll. Now that we have Kipper back, she is not interested in the dog anymore, she now goes to bed with Diego. At bedtime she needs a pillow, a drink cup, Diego, and her Dora blanket. Reese still sleeps with the door to her room closed and I still have to wake her up in the morning early so that she can watch TV before we leave.
Two days ago, Reese left Diego at school. At bedtime she took her Diego ball to bed instead. We got Diego back from school today, and he is in bed with her tonight. I think that I need to invest in another Diego doll.
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Showing posts with label Sleeping. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Crying It Out
I was getting tired of Reese staying up until 11pm because she needed to go to bed with me and I was not ready to go to bed. I needed the time to myself, she needed to go to bed earlier, and her dad wanted to sleep in his own bed again. We decided to try the crying it out and just put her in her bedroom, shut the door, and let Reese cry herself to sleep. I was totally against this theory, but it seemed to be the quickest method to get to our goal. After all, she is two and a half years old now, it does not seem as cruel as when she was younger.
The first night Reese cried and pounded on the door for about an hour until she gave up and went to sleep. I put her to bed on her Dora couch on the floor of her room. I made the mistake of going and getting her at 3:30am that first night. The second night, Reese cried for about 20 minutes before she gave up, but then cried, yelled, and pounded from 3-4:30am because that was the time that I went to get her the night before. I was okay with the crying and the pounding, but what pulled at my heartstrings was her calling to me, "Mommy, come Weesh, pleash!" (Mommy, come Reese, please!)
By the third night we seem to have the new routine down. Reese started to go to bed in her own bed instead of going to the Dora couch. She would cry and wave me bye bye and let me close the door to her room. She normally does not cry for more than 10 minutes and has gotten use to her new bedtime of 9pm. She gets about 11 hours of sleep, but does have a tendency to get up earlier now that she goes to bed earlier.
Tonight is the first night that she has not said anything about me turning out the lights. My, my, she is growing up!
The first night Reese cried and pounded on the door for about an hour until she gave up and went to sleep. I put her to bed on her Dora couch on the floor of her room. I made the mistake of going and getting her at 3:30am that first night. The second night, Reese cried for about 20 minutes before she gave up, but then cried, yelled, and pounded from 3-4:30am because that was the time that I went to get her the night before. I was okay with the crying and the pounding, but what pulled at my heartstrings was her calling to me, "Mommy, come Weesh, pleash!" (Mommy, come Reese, please!)
By the third night we seem to have the new routine down. Reese started to go to bed in her own bed instead of going to the Dora couch. She would cry and wave me bye bye and let me close the door to her room. She normally does not cry for more than 10 minutes and has gotten use to her new bedtime of 9pm. She gets about 11 hours of sleep, but does have a tendency to get up earlier now that she goes to bed earlier.
Tonight is the first night that she has not said anything about me turning out the lights. My, my, she is growing up!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Blue Light
I changed Reese's nightlight from a regular nightlight to one that is blue. We were at the store and I needed to get another nightlight for Riley, so as I was looking in the nightlight section, they have these blue ones that claim to last 25 years, and you don't have to change the bulb, which was a big plus for me! Riley really likes blue, and since they came in packs of two and Reese is starting to take the cover off of her regular one, I replaced hers too.
I think that it has made a difference in her sleeping through the night. It is like the bright light made her think that it was time to cry for me, but the blue light seems to make her go back to sleep on her own. Of course, it could be just her changing in her ways and growing older.
I think that it has made a difference in her sleeping through the night. It is like the bright light made her think that it was time to cry for me, but the blue light seems to make her go back to sleep on her own. Of course, it could be just her changing in her ways and growing older.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Cling Spot
It is amazing to me that Reese still really likes to be with people even in her sleep. She has been like this since the day she was born. She has to be rocked to sleep and to some extent I think she still misses my heartbeat from when she was in the womb. Last night, Riley crawled into bed with me at 4:30am, and shortly after that, Reese started crying from her bed. I went to pick her up and put her in my bed, and she cuddled up right on me and went to sleep. If I changed positions, she had to move and be right next to me.
She idolizes her brother and if he is already asleep, she will crawl up next to him and sleep with her head touching his. It is very cute to watch, and she somehow seems to sleep better when she is with others.
She was christened the Cling Spot the first day that she attended day care. I told the teacher that she liked to be carried or else would hold onto my legs if put down, and the teacher said that she was a cling spot, huh, and so she came to be. Now, that she is walking really steadily, she is always on the go, the Energizer Bunny, just keeps going and going, but if someone strange comes up or just because, she will cling to my leg to be picked up when she is done.
She idolizes her brother and if he is already asleep, she will crawl up next to him and sleep with her head touching his. It is very cute to watch, and she somehow seems to sleep better when she is with others.
She was christened the Cling Spot the first day that she attended day care. I told the teacher that she liked to be carried or else would hold onto my legs if put down, and the teacher said that she was a cling spot, huh, and so she came to be. Now, that she is walking really steadily, she is always on the go, the Energizer Bunny, just keeps going and going, but if someone strange comes up or just because, she will cling to my leg to be picked up when she is done.
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