This week was a rough one. Last Friday, I woke up exhausted and extremely congested, and thought I’d caught a bad cold. It got worse over the weekend, though, and on Sunday I started to experience stomach pain as well. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out I had a sinus infection […]
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Holiday Bucket List
As I mentioned in my last post, Where’s My Christmas Spirit, I’m starting a holiday bucket list, similar to the Fall Bucket List that I posted back in September. First, for accountability’s sake, let me say that I accomplished everything on the fall list except taking Edwin to the Halloween concert- it was on a Wednesday […]
Baby Sleep, 102: Solving Sleep Problems
The following are some of the sleep problems that Edwin had, how I diagnosed them, and what finally solved the problem. (Please note that I am not a doctor or certified sleep trainer, just a mother who did a lot of research and has experience with sleep issues.) If you or one of your loved ones is struggling […]
Baby Sleep, 101
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too, please take a look before reading this post; it contains the introduction to Baby Sleep, 101. If your baby (or your friend’s or family member’s baby) magically slept 12 hours a night and took 3 perfect, hour-plus naps a day from the […]
You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too
Thirteen months ago, my son was born. He was born handsome, sweet, and intelligent. He was born charming, loving and affectionate. He was born happy, talkative and funny. He was not born a sleep expert.
Time Deprivation
This weekend, I took a “snuggle nap” with Edwin in our bedroom. I’ve been holding him a lot during his naps this week, because he’s been waking up after one sleep cycle (about 45 minutes) but still feeling tired afterward, so I’m trying to get him to take longer naps by rocking him through that […]