No nap - settling into 10.5 hour nights?

[hrk]

Things sound so much better, Sher.  With exception of the green boogies.  What have you tried for overnight "containment".  Have you tried adding the diaper doubler pads to the diaper, lately?  (My guess is yes.  :-)  I think I still have some of those.  I found them at bru.  Does putting a plastic training pant cover over help at all?  H tends to leak out the top, I think (don't ask me how).  You know me, I can come up with some crazy scenarios to try fixing an issue (just take packer guy for instance, lol).

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Packer guy has been off for two mornings, but he is sleeping better.  I noticed a fever the past two nights, but he had motrin to help with sleep.  We will see what happens tomorrow!

[hrk]

Another good night and 7:00 wake up.  Could be the pee issue, start of no nap, or not feeling well.  I am sticking to 1 hr naps for now, I think.  Actually today will be 45 min, as we have to leave to get gran and granpa at the airport.  Hope things are continuing to go well.  Lots of hugs and birthday wishes for E!

[sherry lynn]

Ummm.... you know I totally jinxed it right. Sigh.
Chris is on nights now for the next 5 weeks. So it's just me with the boys and I have to do a juggling act. Lyle seemed fine yesterday and had a later waking, so I made E the priority for getting him to bed. He is starting the 2-1 and had ONE 35 min nap for the WHOLE DAY. Well. I told Lyle he could watch Dora while I put E down. One the way to the bedroom he rubbed his eyes.
So already I'm going uh.....oh..... I didn't want to go back on my word and Emory was screaming the house down. So I finally got Lyle off to bed a tad after 6:30. He had 2 night wakings and was up at 5. He pooed though.   It was really annoying too because the last couple of days he has woken up after bunny had been awake, so every 5 minutes, right after I would doze off. He would start harassing me about going out.

So only 10.5 and he was soooo tired/hyper ALLLLL day long. He was Lying on the bed at about 5. I didn't put him in until 6. I hope it turns out ok.

YEY for the 7 am wake up. 1 hour sounds like a good deal.

And NO I had forgotten about the liners. I might have to pull them out again. We used to have to use them ALL the time. Last night was fine. I'm just worried about poo for tomorrow. This is TMI. But, this boy poos a lot. And often. I guess that's good, it's healthy right. In fact his teacher commented on it. HEH. She said, he poos here every morning, at least once. I said, yeah... he's really regular, always has been. Hahaha.

[hrk]

It is amazing how spot on things are with regards to jinxing.  It sounds like a long time to do nights alone.  :-(  And E doing only 35 min the whole day???  EEKS!!!  I would have made the same call on bedtime for both boys.  LOL about the poo; I wish H was that regular! 

The needing to pee plot thickens...up at 6 today.  I asked him if he had to pee; he says yes; diaper is dry and he potties.  Way too awake to go back to bed, but he is tired and down for nap by 12:30 (would have gone earlier if needed).  Hmmm...the only time he will willingly drink plain water (rather than milk) is before bedtime.  Need to think about how to decrease/move that earlier.  He isn't going to like that idea.

[sherry lynn]

I have the same problem with limiting drinks. I'll say water or nothing and he'll say water!!!! And... he drinks it. We don't have this every night, so maybe I'll start setting a timer or something to remind him to drink something earlier. He is doing so well with potty training now though. And his bladder control is crazy sometimes. He peed before we left. We drove all the way to Athen's. We were at the Botanical gardens more than an hour, then drove home. He drank a ton of water there, and then some milk on the way home. Then he took a huge pee when we got home. He was dry the whole time. YEY!!!!

So... on that said trip he fell asleep in the car. I didn't even think about him sleeping. I looked back and he was DEAD asleep. I let him sleep 1/2 hour.
He was messing around at the first bedtime attempt and Emory was screaming the house down!!! So I let him watch Diego while I got E down. I came out and he was wabbling sitting up in my bed. Sigh.......
Less then 10 hours last night. Not asleep until 7:20, OT waking, at 1. Not sure when he went back to sleep. Not positive when he woke this morning but it was close to 5am.

I did the liner last night. He didn't leak, but I'm not sure if it was that or the short night. So I'm hopping we have come to a good solution.  Thanks!

[hrk]

Your right that it was likely the short night that prevented the leaking.  Any success with the liner since?  How is limiting water going?  Any tips/advice?

We are having a waking for potty most nights!  BLECH!  He flips on his light and turns off his air cleaner and opens his bedroom door.  By that time someone is there, and he needs to pee.  One night he had a second pee, but most of it landed in his diaper.  Then he didn't go on the potty when he got there.  This potty buisness is the pits!  He has been dry by day for a long time, and now night time dryness is kicking in. 

[sherry lynn]

It's a double edge sword isn't it? Is he going back to bed after the wee?

[hrk]

At first he thought it was morning, so he didn't want to go back to bed.  Now he will go back to bed, but he seems more tired in the morning.  Not sure how long it is taking him to get back to sleep.  He is tired in the morning and going to nap earlier (12:30).

[sherry lynn]

I forgot to answer your question - fingers crossed - he hasn't leaked yet, so I think the liners are doing it. YEY!!! Tonight he said "no like", which is he's answer for everything these days, when I put the liner in and I explained that it will help keep him dry and he didn't fight me after that. So that is good.

I'm trying to think of all the different things I've read on here about that.
I would say trying having him go pee when you go to bed, but he already goes to bed pretty late

I haven't really had any luck with limiting water.

[hrk]

Ha, we get the "no, like that", too.  Or "no thanks".  Too funny. 

He always pees before getting in the tub or before going to bed...always.  :-(  Tonight I let him have a few sips at 7:20; I bet he will scream down the house at 8:20.  Fingers crossed that he doesn't ask or is fine with our reply.  ;-)

[sherry lynn]

I just have this image of H in my mind. And no where in that image is he screaming a house down. He just seems way to cute for that. HEH.

I think he got the no like, from signing time. Of course. I was really pushing it to try to teach him to communicate instead of throwing a fit. now he just throws the fit screaming. NO LIKE. NO LIKE. Heh, but yeah, it is kind of funny. When I'm not wanting to wring his neck.

[hrk]

Ha!  I didn't even think of signing time!  How funny is that; it started out as "like" and "no like".  You are so quick!  And he screams down the house plenty, lol.  He has gotten fiercely independent about trying to put on/take off his own pants (and with his fine motor ability, it can be hit or miss depending on the pants).  Today he cried for 10 minutes after nap b/c he couldn't take them off, but he cried harder if I even tried to take one step towards him to help!!!!  ARGH!

[sherry lynn]

That must be pretty frustrating. But, good, in a way.

I should say, in regards to the thread. Things have been really wacky here. I can't even keep on top of it all. Not sure what to report. I think he is under the weather, which always throws things off.

Something that is helping with STTN. I have been tucking a bunch of blankets and stuffed animals to give him a more grounded feeling. That seems to be helping.

[hrk]

Yes, H is pretty muc surrounded and the space is narrowed down quite a bit to make it much more like the crib.  "Cozy" as he calls it.  It is also helping to keep his head and chest propped up a bit.