I just know that the answers are somewhere in Tracy's books that I've read (and reread!), but my sleep-addled brain can't remember...I've been trying to get our newest one (Jasper, 8/17/05) on the EASY schedule (this is day three), and have a few questions...
1-when is bedtime at this age? Our 2.5 yo daughter (Josie) goes down around 7:30, and I thought that bedtime for a tiny one is around 9-10, but I'd love to put him down earlier (and get a little more sleep myself!). When do babies start going to bed early?
2-he's been taking two-hour naps, with a one-hour awake period, then goes to sleep quickly with a little pat/shush. Do I really need to wake him after 1 1/2 hours? I'm really needing the time to spend with Josie.
3-if you have an older child, how do you handle outings with the both of them? We have a weekly preschool coop one morning, an art group another, and generally get stir-crazy if we're home all day. He sleeps find in his carseat (for now!), but I don't want to mess him up too much! I'm so protective of Josie's sleep, I know I can't be that inflexible with him, but just don't know how to handle it.
4-he has awful gas, in spite of trying mylicon drops and gripe water, burping really well, pumping his legs, etc..he was grunting and crying in his sleep for hours this morning, making it hard for dada and I to get any rest (he's in a bassinette in our room) from 2-7am. Any suggestions on how to help him with this?
Thank you so much for whatever advice you can give!!
Amanda
