This is what 24 cups of freshly picked
strawberries from my garden looks like.
strawberries from my garden looks like.
I had not picked since Saturday, so I knew I would have a lot, but 24 cups was a surprise. Those strawberries became 2 batches of Sorbet, more freezer jam and some for a friend who's strawberries aren't doing so well this year. I have to say it was pretty exciting to get that many strawberries.Sleep
Susie Slept through the night Tuesday night. I woke up at a quarter to 6 and wondered whether the monitor was on, yes, did I get up last night, no. It took all my effort not to go into her room and make sure she was breathing. "She is sleeping, she is sleeping" She woke up at 6:30, good girl. I felt good yesterday after having a full nights sleep.
That was Yesterday.
Last night was another story, she woke every hour from 9 to 1 am. Then I did the hard part, I turned off the monitor and let her cry it out. I hate this part. I know it is so worth all the crying, but it makes me hurt. Again it takes all my effort not to go get her. She proved that she can sleep through the night, so now she needs to do it every night. Am I being mean, what have you done to get your kids to sleep through the night? We let the other two cry it out, oh it is hard.
4 comments:
How many plants do you have girl? That is a ton of strawberries! It must be hotter up where you are? I have had about 10 ripe berries from 32 plants so far ...and I was excited..heh heh:) Great for you guys!
We have let both our kids cry it out. It's so hard!! It's worked with the first who is 4 and well the other...still working on it. She is almost 18 months and we still have nights where she wants to just cry and/or scream! I hate those nights! But, I don't really know of any other way to teach them it's bedtime and everyone is sleeping through the night! Good luck, hopefully it gets easier soon!
Awesome! Stock up on jam and frozen berries now, in case you have a bad year next year.
Ah, the sleeping through the night. Strange that she would do so awesome one night and then not the next. Maybe she had a stomach ache? Or could be teeth? Did you try giving her tylenol? I'm all for having them cry it out, so long as I know there isn't something else wrong. wow, am I still typing? ok I'm done.
Good luck tonight!
Wow, I have to say I am absolutely no help in this area. Preston will be turning 1 on saturday and he STILL does not sleep through the night. Well, I take that back. He did sleep thruogh the night 4 nights ago, but that was very unusual, And the next night he was back to waking up once or twice.
Believe me I have gotten SO much advice from so many different moms and it seems like everyone is convinced that their way is what works and you should follow it. Crying it out does not work for Preston because he is one of those babies who will seriously cry for three hours and never stop. You know how they are supposed to cry pretty hard for a little while but then wind down and eventually fall asleep. Well he doesn't do that - he gets himself so wound up that he like hyperventilates and vomits.
We have read quite a few different books on the subject of sleep and they all, of course, contradict each other. One says to let them cry (Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby). another says to never let them cry it out (The Baby Whisperer). Another one claims that you can train your baby to sleep without ever having to let them cry (The No-Cry Sleep Solution).
That last one is the most recent one we've come across and Will is the one who read that one (he's never read a baby book before so I was impressed that he actually went onto Amazon and bought that himself and read it). So I have no clue what the technique is for that, he's supposed to start doing it this week. He's been telling me that if Preston wakes up during the night that he'll take care of it.
Anyway, sorry this is so long. But I know how you are feeling. I've really struggled for the last year with Preston not being the best sleeper (HELLO that is why I am coming out with a lullaby album because that was one method that helped, lulling him to sleep). I have only had a couple of decent nights of sleep for myself during that time and I feel like I'm always tired.
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