Hello everyone, welcome back Hannah. Yay on your first week over, and you've still got the energy to come and see us.
Cathy, with Carter going down 15mins early/rising earlier thing, why are you putting him down early? Maybe that's why he's rising so much earlier. Can you stretch him out again and see what happens?
Kate, yay for Ryan. Isn't it exciting! I had some friends who said they thought the first tooth was such a let down when it finally arrived. I didn't think so at all. I was very excited and still am! Nerdy mum!!!! :lol:
Ankie, you poor lady. Arwyn should definitely be giving you a break for Christmas. But as Nikki says, keep at it and surely there can only be an improvement.
Andrea, as for naps vs sleep, personally I'd be wanting a good sleep at night myself. Can you go out at the beginning of Taylor's wake time then either let her sleep in the pushchair while you're out or get home in time to expend some energy first. She might be able to stay awake longer if you're out then come home if she's been relaxing while out, so just watch her cues when you get home (within reason). Just a thought.
We went to a farewell bbq for one of the girls in our group last night. Actually it started at 4pm, so I thought Daniel would be fine. Normally he's awake at this time and pretty good/happy. But I think due to the weather (very muggy) and so many people, he was not a happy camper. After the first hour he became grizzly and sucking on his hand constantly. So I think teething was contributing to the problem too, but I didn't have any medication/powder for him. When we took his shirt off thinking he might also have been hot he was covered in a heat rash. So our poor little bear was not happy. We ended up leaving at 6.30pm. Oh well, at least we had dinner and I managed 1 glass of wine :cry: When we got him home it was medicine and straight to bed (after bottle of course). He slept soundly from 7.30pm - 6.10am. He was much better thismorning. No tooth though. :cry:
RANT: DH is still sleeping. :evil: It's 9.30am. Really annoys me, cos he stays up late then sleeps half the morning. Unless he's on morning duties, then he grumpily gets out of bed. The rest of the day he moans cos he's tired. I keep telling him if he kept his bedtime more consistent his body would adapt and he wouldn't have this problem. But will he listen?
No!!! :twisted: He's pretty good in other respects, cooks most meals, helps look after Daniel (when he's awake) even pretty much knows Daniel's routine, but is just slack when it comes to getting out of bed cos it's daytime/morning. Enough of my rant. Don't normally have to do it, but today, I just felt like it. I admit that he offered to look after Daniel tomorrow morning and the following though, so there's a RAVE for him in there after all.
Better go.
