I guess the Baby Whisperer is the Baby Whisperer for a reason! That lady knows what she's talking about. After sticking to Sam's schedule and staying home all day yesterday to make sure she got good naps she finally slept through the night again. (till 4:40a) Woohoo!
Now of course that we found something that works I'm going to go and screw it up.
Here's my dilemma, we have this nice dinner planned with a friend who's in town but the earliest reservation we could get is 6:30p, Sam's bedtime is 7:30p and the restaurant is in the city about 40 min away. Ugh. We couldn't get a sitter and I hate to miss the dinner just so I can put Sam to bed on time BUT, am I going to totally screw her up by keeping her out? Is it worth tempting "Bear Sam" to come out again???
I think I'm going to try and take her. I'm hoping I can give her a bottle after we order our food and then stick her in the psling against my chest so maybe she'll doze off for dinner. I'll put her in her pjs and nighttime diaper when we get back in the car and then just carry her upstairs and put her to bed. Sounds totally feasible, right? That's what scares me, whenever I come up with a plan Sam will do the exact opposite. Sigh. Cross your fingers for me! Either way I'm treating myself to a good glass of wine with dinner. (maybe two)
She might also be teething. One thing you have to realize is that you can't give up everything or else you will be miserable. Just remember that eventually she will sleep through the night. Never be in a hurry for her to do things like crawl, walk, potty etc.. because she will do it all in her own time and when she gets older you will miss these days of her needing you. I always say the kids will potty before kindergarten and give up there bottles and pacifiers before school. I know this cause I have 2 kids. One is almost 17 and the other almost 14 and boy do I miss the days of diaper changing and waking up at night just to be able to cuddle with them. It's really hard when you realize they don't really need you anymore so please enjoy little Sam and don't rush anything. I didn't believe my Mom when she used to tell me that and I used to say things like "oh I can't wait til they walk or talk etc..." Now I wish for those days again (which went by soooooo fast). Good luck!!!! Sam is beautiful!!!
ReplyDelete