Is she sleeping through the night?

This post is for those moms who couldn't say "yes" to the always anticipated question: "Is she sleeping through the night yet?"


Its 12:15am...I know a lot of you may still be up at 12:15 am but I haven't been up this late since prom (ok I may be exaggerating a little but for those of you know me and not to mention make fun of me for my early to bed sleep habits, 12:15 now 12:18 is late). So, why am I up and not sleeping in my comfy bed? Ask Rose.

She is 8 months old and has never (I repeat never) slept through the night. I never slept through the night while I was pregnant. So, that has been almost 18 months of not sleeping through the night. Rose still wakes every three hours to eat and if she doesn't nurse she is not happy. Because the hub doesn't have milk makers, guess who gets up? For a long time I didn't mind and actually enjoyed this quiet, one-on-one time with my little girl; however lately we have realized that Rose is cranky and mom is cranky and an intervention needed to be done. Throughout pregnancy and post I have read up on different "methods" of how to get your child to sleep through the night and thought..."don't worry she will sleep through the night on her own." Many, many people gave me advice after answering the dreaded question but I just thought I would never have to try them because tonight would be the night she would do it. Well, maybe it would've been tomorrow night but here we are. I recently talk with my sister-in-law who needed help with Nano. She tried the "cry it out" method (basically and barbarically letting them cry and to not go into the room unless they were hurt or the house was on fire) and found much success. We decided, hey lets try it for two nights and see where we are. (Please remember that Rose is 8 months and, lets face it doesn't need to be eating around the clock, and from what I have read, this technique should not be used on babies that are under 11 lbs or 4 months old).

So, we are in night one....wakes at 11:57 screams....12:07 I look at the clock and can't believe it has only been 10 minutes...12:10 decide to make this post...12:20 still screaming...12:37 she is unbelievably not crying anymore....12:38 I sneeze and wait for the baby's reaction...12:38 1/2 no reaction...12:41 still quiet and I look in to make sure she is okay...12:42 Rose is sitting hunched over asleep...go get the hub to make fun of Rose for sleeping sitting up...12:45 hub carefully lays Rose on her side...1:00 maybe I will go to bed and let you know how the rest of the night turned out later.

Well, here we are...SUCCESS! Rose slept until 5:30 and I did feed her for two reasons: I was feeling sorry for my baby who hadn't gone this long without nursing since she was in the womb, and two because I was going to explode. Then she slept until 8!

Thanks E for the advice! It is always easier when another trusted momma gives you some personal advice and support. I will update in a few weeks to see where we are.

Nap Time

I know I promised different posts but this was just too cute. Rose is 8 months old today. Hope you enjoy it!

The hub takes the DAT again tomorrow. Wish him luck and pray he will do well.

All Things New Part 2

We are definitely settling into our new home and new life. A is working 10 hour days most days and then comes home and studies. I have adjusted to homemaker and like that I can walk in the park everyday, clean the house any day of the week and not try to do the entire thing on Saturday mornings, and spend all the time in the world with my baby girl. New swing...she loves this. New habit of studying with pops. This will probably be an ongoing occurrence for the next few years.
New solid foods means a whole new world for both parents and child. New sleeping habits. New storage bench? or play place? Rose could sit in here with her toys for a long time. Having fun with papa. Not so new but I loved this picture.

Upcoming posts: pictures of the house and swing fun.

All Things New Part 1

Its been a while but we have lots of new things to share. We have moved to a new home (sorry no pictures yet, I refuse to take pictures until there are no more boxes). New jobs (I don't care what anyone says, staying at home really is a full time job). Meeting new cousins. What seems like a new baby because of all the new and great things she learns everyday. Here are a few pictures. Our small but hopefully prosperous garden. Check out the rhubarb in the background! It took about 4 harvesting sessions but I finally got it all out but then a week later, it comes back. Rhubarb crisp anyone? New couch, and as you can see, Rose is sitting up all by herself. Here's a new habit...wanting to come in bed with us in the early morning. I can't complain. At least she's sleeping.
New explorations.

Meeting cousin Li'l Mil and Aunt E for the first time!

Li'lMil and 'A's brother on our scooter. Beep beep!

'A' trying to handle Rose and cousin Nano. They are only 3 weeks apart. Good thing we didn't have twins!

you could say spontaneous

I finished work last week (yippee!) and A got a job in Cheyenne as an oral surgeon assistant and started today. So, as soon as he got the job we thought we needed to take a much needed vacation asap. So we got tickets on Thursday and headed to San Diego on Saturday. It was a little crazy trying to get everything ready to go but we pulled it off. Here are some great pictures of our trip.

Rose did pretty good on the plane on the way there although she didn't sleep. On the way back she screamed for about 10 minutes :( and then fell asleep. A new face Rosie is making. Its her thinking face. All smiles at Sea World during the dolphin show! Darth doesn't stand a chance against those chubby rolls!Mini Las Vegas at Legoland

We toured the USS Midway aircraft carrier. When we went on the flight deck Rosie loved the wind blowing in her face so she blowed bubbles the entire time.
We had a great time and now its back to the everyday world. A went to work, Rosie and I both have a cold, and I'm at home with the daunting (and exciting) task of taking care of the baby and trying to move in the next few weeks.

something other than Rose to post about

We know we have really only posted about our fabulous little girl since she was born, but lets face it, she is a lot more interesting than us. Well, we now have something other than Rose to post about. This weekend was packed full of family, food, and celebration. First, A graduated on Saturday in Chemistry and Spanish. We had almost the entire family over for pizza and cake. Then on Sunday we traveled to the homeland to celebrate Mother's Day. Here are some pictures of the events. Walking

The family

In 18 or so years, this picture might look a little similar.
I kind of felt like a wizard... or a priest...

4 Generation picture

We have to have a little Baby Rose!

...all because dad pulled an elephant

And the winner is...Cheslea! Nice work. Rose is 15lbs 8iz and 25 inches long. When she got her shots she had a delayed reaction and turned a nice shade of purple before screaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life.