Re: Question about CIO...

November 20, 2004

I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and personally I don't

like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he did) in such a state of mind. I

would emphasize a routine, specific steps your baby can begin to anticipate.

Those allow the baby to gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually

they know when certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they already do. Then

again it may just be a matter of time and maturity before she goes to sleep on

her own.

When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd try to go comfort

her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the intervals between your visits

over a few nights until she starts to figure out how to confort herself to

sleep.

s.

Hi All,

I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock her

until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always wakes

up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour and

she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the end

of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

Thanks,

- & Grace

November 20, 2004

I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and personally I don't

like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he did) in such a state of mind. I

would emphasize a routine, specific steps your baby can begin to anticipate.

Those allow the baby to gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually

they know when certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they already do. Then

again it may just be a matter of time and maturity before she goes to sleep on

her own.

When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd try to go comfort

her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the intervals between your visits

over a few nights until she starts to figure out how to confort herself to

sleep.

s.

Hi All,

I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock her

until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always wakes

up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour and

she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the end

of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

Thanks,

- & Grace

November 20, 2004

I have been going in and trying to comfort her, she just screams

louder knowing I am there, quite the little drama queen hehe. I will

keep trying, I have been ending up nursing her in bed and then if I

am not too tired, moving her to her crib. She loves sleeping with me

but so does my hubby so we will keep on trying. He can't get a decent

sleep with her in bed with us so he is in the guest room when she

sleeps with me. I will try to get her into more of a routine, she has

recently changed her sleeping habits from up all night - sleep all

day, which I am thankful for...one thing at a time I guess.

Thanks for the advise ee.

& Grace

> I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and

personally I don't like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he did)

in such a state of mind. I would emphasize a routine, specific

steps your baby can begin to anticipate. Those allow the baby to

gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually they know when

certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they already

do. Then again it may just be a matter of time and maturity

before she goes to sleep on her own.

>

> When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd try to

go comfort her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the

intervals between your visits over a few nights until she starts to

figure out how to confort herself to sleep.

> s.

>

> Hi All,

>

> I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock her

> until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always wakes

> up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

and

> she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the end

> of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

>

> Thanks,

>

> - & Grace

>

November 20, 2004

I've been trying to find classical music for my son to fall asleep

to. I tried doing a search on Best Buy's web site for what you

recommended, but I can't find it. Do you have the exact title? I'd

love to find something soothing for him to fall asleep to.

> > I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and

> personally I don't like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he

did)

> in such a state of mind. I would emphasize a routine, specific

> steps your baby can begin to anticipate. Those allow the baby to

> gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually they know

when

> certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

> attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they

already

> do. Then again it may just be a matter of time and maturity

> before she goes to sleep on her own.

> >

> > When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd try

to

> go comfort her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the

> intervals between your visits over a few nights until she starts

to

> figure out how to confort herself to sleep.

> > s.

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> > Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock

her

> > until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

wakes

> > up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

> and

> > she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the

end

> > of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't

CIO?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > - & Grace

> >

November 20, 2004

Hi ,

I can't remember how old Grace is but let me give you my experience

with CIO...my be a bit long.

When was about 9 months old (June 2004), I finally was at

the end of my rope with the waking and nursing ALL night long. She

had never slept more than 4 hours at one time since birth and those

stretches were few. So, I read the books and the websites and the

magazine articles and the message boards, and then I grilled my

friends (and some strangers too) and then I convinced my husband

(and myself) that CIO was going to work. Night #1 -- well, to make

it short, we lasted until 2:00am when she had been up and down since

7:30 and had literally been screaming non-stop for over 2 hours.

She had kicked off her DBB (the ONLY time she has EVER done that!)

and my DH couldn't get it back on so once I went in the room I gave

up, nursed her (while I cried) and slept with her for the rest of

the night. We didn't have night #2.

Skip to the present -- starting November 7. Once again we were back

to nursing every 1.5- 2 hours all night at 14 months old. I was

exhausted, screaming at the kids all day because I was so tired and

ready to do CIO again. SOOOOOO -- for the first 4 nights

had one point in the night where I was up and down with her for

about 2 hours. Otherwise, she slept well. No nursing after her

bedtime one until 5:30am. Starting on night 5, she slept all

night! On night 7, we moved her into her sister's room and I've

been getting 6-8 straight hours (depending on when I go to bed) of

sleep for a week. This time it worked!! It was tought for those 4

nights but it was also worth it. I knes at this point that she was

nursing from habit, not hunger. Now at 5-5:30am, she still wakes

and she is definitely hungry. I nurse her then and we both go back

to sleep. My older daughter sleeps right through it.

I'm sure you didn't need my whole story but I'm known for talking

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24

Owen and 3/20/99

>

> Hi All,

>

> I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock her

> until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

wakes

> up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

and

> she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the

end

> of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

>

> Thanks,

>

> - & Grace

November 20, 2004

In addition to ee's recommendation for a CD, my twins have been

listening to " Transitions " by Burt & Joe Wolff since they were 6

months old. It repeats on their CD players all night (and when they

used to take naps too). It is amazing!

I know Amazon.com sells it -- I give it as gifts a lot.

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24

Owen and 3/20/99

> > > I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and

> > personally I don't like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he

> did)

> > in such a state of mind. I would emphasize a routine, specific

> > steps your baby can begin to anticipate. Those allow the baby

to

> > gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually they know

> when

> > certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

> > attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they

> already

> > do. Then again it may just be a matter of time and maturity

> > before she goes to sleep on her own.

> > >

> > > When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd

try

> to

> > go comfort her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the

> > intervals between your visits over a few nights until she starts

> to

> > figure out how to confort herself to sleep.

> > > s.

> > >

> > > Hi All,

> > >

> > > I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would

let

> > > Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock

> her

> > > until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

> wakes

> > > up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half

hour

> > and

> > > she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by

the

> end

> > > of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't

> CIO?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > - & Grace

> > >

November 20, 2004

Hi Marilouise,

Yes, I have heard from so many parents to get her into her crib

sooner (she is 4 months) instead of later because it just becomes

harder and harder to do. I do enjoy co-sleeping (for now) but hubby

can't get a good sleep and there is no way he wants to sleep in the

guest room for the next how ever many months! Grace should be going

down to 16 hours in her DBB on the 7th of December...as ee had

said, routine is important so I can start using the DBB as part of

her bedtime routine and will really try then. She will sometimes go

in her crib, it's hit and miss right now. I will just try and enjoy

sleeping with her until after the 7th, then we will try in earnest. I

will make sure to get some good sleep in the beginning of Dec. as I

forsee some sleepless nights, but I totally agree that it is worth it

in the long run. Her mobile has classical music, Motzart, Beethoven

and Bach, but I think I will try the Motzart for mommies, sounds

good. Thanks for the advise, much appreciated! Oh and I don't think

you post any messages that are too long, takes only a second to read

and usually get a good chuckle here and there, they just look long

keyed out!! Thanks again for the reply!

& Grace )

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> > Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock

her

> > until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

> wakes

> > up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

> and

> > she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the

> end

> > of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > - & Grace

November 21, 2004

,

My daughter was exactly the same. Couldn't stand to let her CIO. It

seemed to make her worse and I hated hearing her cry. I also found

going in to comfort her as they say to do made her worse. It was

just another reminder that Mommy and Daddy were there but not with

her. In the beginning I would nurse her at night in our bed until

she fell asleep and then moved her to her crib. I did this until

she was 1 or so (I know probably too long). Then when she was a

little older, I felt a little " better " about letting her cry and did

it then. She only cried a little for a few nights and then she was

just falling asleep on her own. I also had a routine, bath, books,

and then bed. The routine really helped. It's all what works for

you. I felt like we had a compromise that wouldn't keep her in our

bed all night and allowed us to get a good nights sleep.

Good luck,

Caroline

> > I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and

> personally I don't like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he

did)

> in such a state of mind. I would emphasize a routine, specific

> steps your baby can begin to anticipate. Those allow the baby to

> gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually they know

when

> certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

> attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they

already

> do. Then again it may just be a matter of time and maturity

> before she goes to sleep on her own.

> >

> > When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd try

to

> go comfort her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the

> intervals between your visits over a few nights until she starts

to

> figure out how to confort herself to sleep.

> > s.

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> > Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock

her

> > until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

wakes

> > up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

> and

> > she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the

end

> > of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't

CIO?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > - & Grace

> >

November 21, 2004

>

> ,

> My daughter was exactly the same. Couldn't stand to let her CIO.

It

> seemed to make her worse and I hated hearing her cry. I also found

> going in to comfort her as they say to do made her worse. It was

> just another reminder that Mommy and Daddy were there but not with

> her. In the beginning I would nurse her at night in our bed until

> she fell asleep and then moved her to her crib. I did this until

> she was 1 or so (I know probably too long). Then when she was a

> little older, I felt a little " better " about letting her cry and

did

> it then. She only cried a little for a few nights and then she was

> just falling asleep on her own. I also had a routine, bath, books,

> and then bed. The routine really helped. It's all what works for

> you. I felt like we had a compromise that wouldn't keep her in our

> bed all night and allowed us to get a good nights sleep.

>

> Good luck,

> Caroline

Well that is good to hear...thanks Caroline!

& Grace )

November 21, 2004

> Hi

>

> My son is 19 months and I also have never let him cry for too long.

He has

> never been a good sleeper and I used to be able to go into his room

and give

> him a bottle and he would just roll over and go back to sleep, it

was always

> me that had trouble going back to sleep!!!! If I let him cry too

long it

> goes on for hours with me trying to calm him down. He has always

had a sleep

> sack and I cannot see any other way for him to sleep now as a cover

would be

> too constricting. We have just moved him to his 'car' bed which

literally

> looks like a car so he still has to 'get into' it and he loves it.

He has

> slept for 4 whole nights now. I am sure the cot sides used to wake

him up.

>

> Also with his FAB I was finding red marks on the tops of his feet

from the

> straps. I took out the tongues and I don't pull them on that tight

anymore,

> they are quite loose but I pull up the laces, as yet they have

never come

> off and the red marks are going - slowly. That is just what works

for us.

>

> Rach, Steve & Connor

That is so cute, his little car bed, I bet he feels like a big boy

now hehe. What a great idea with the tounge of the shoe! The tops of

Graces feet have been red for weeks now, I have tried not tying the

laces too tight but today when her shoes were off for her hour, I

noticed that the tops were turning slightly purple. She has not

seemed to mind but I don't like the looks of them. I am going to try

taking the tounge's out tomorrow. Tell me, do you use thicker socks

with no tounge in the shoes?

& Grace

November 21, 2004

Hi

Just wanted to tell you that does not sleep through the night at all

and if i let him cry he would cry 4ever and i wouldn't want him to go through

that so i bring him into bed with me and my husband would end up leaving and now

he doesn't even bother sleeping in the same bed but he'd like to so i hear ya

there.If you don't have a sleep sack you can get one at the new BABIES R US in

Coquitlam that fits the bar i just bought one i'll let you know if it works for

me.

P.S. watch out you could really spend alot in that store (real cool store)

Jen and

Question about CIO...

Hi All,

I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock her

until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always wakes

up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour and

she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the end

of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

Thanks,

- & Grace

November 22, 2004

Hi Jen,

I know what you mean about the babies r us!! Huge! Grace actually

slept in her crib for 8 hours last night YEA! It is really hit and

miss with us right now as to whether she will sleep in her crib or in

bed with me. I am going to wait until she goes down to 16 hours so I

can use the brace as part of her bedtime ritual and we will try then.

Right now, if she starts crying in her crib, I bring her in bed with

me too. I love sleeping with her so I am just going to enjoy it while

I can, she is only going to be this age for such a short time really!

Thanks for the tip on the sleep bag, I pulled the one my mom gave us

out of her closet and it just didn't fit, too small at the bottom, so

I will definately go and pick one up. She raises her legs to get the

covers to cover her face or she will cover her face with her bib

(when she is up), makes her go crazy, she just loves it! But of

course with the covers over her face in her crib (she dosen't wear a

bib in her crib) it is not a good thing.

Two weeks until we get to see you and your family and hopefully go

down to 16 hrs of brace wear...I can't wait!! Is 's brace

time going to get reduced too? Hope so!

& Grace )

> Hi

> Just wanted to tell you that does not sleep through the

night at all and if i let him cry he would cry 4ever and i wouldn't

want him to go through that so i bring him into bed with me and my

husband would end up leaving and now he doesn't even bother sleeping

in the same bed but he'd like to so i hear ya there.If you don't have

a sleep sack you can get one at the new BABIES R US in Coquitlam that

fits the bar i just bought one i'll let you know if it works for me.

> P.S. watch out you could really spend alot in that store (real cool

store)

>

> Jen and

>

> Question about CIO...

>

> Hi All,

>

> I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would let

> Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or rock

her

> until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

wakes

> up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half hour

and

> she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by the

end

> of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't CIO?

>

> Thanks,

>

> - & Grace

>

November 22, 2004

Oooh that is so cute, him coming and sitting on your lap when it is

around the time to take his shoes off!!! What a sweetie!

Thanks for the info, her feet seem to be getting better. I started

not tightening the laces so tight a couple of weeks ago, I think it

has taken this long for the marks to fade !! She will be getting a

new pair of shoes soon though, so I may remove the tounge if it seems

to be making the marks worse...thanks again for the advise!!

& Grace

> > Hi

> >

> > My son is 19 months and I also have never let him cry for too

long.

> He has

> > never been a good sleeper and I used to be able to go into his

room

> and give

> > him a bottle and he would just roll over and go back to sleep, it

> was always

> > me that had trouble going back to sleep!!!! If I let him cry too

> long it

> > goes on for hours with me trying to calm him down. He has always

> had a sleep

> > sack and I cannot see any other way for him to sleep now as a

cover

> would be

> > too constricting. We have just moved him to his 'car' bed which

> literally

> > looks like a car so he still has to 'get into' it and he loves it.

> He has

> > slept for 4 whole nights now. I am sure the cot sides used to wake

> him up.

> >

> > Also with his FAB I was finding red marks on the tops of his feet

> from the

> > straps. I took out the tongues and I don't pull them on that tight

> anymore,

> > they are quite loose but I pull up the laces, as yet they have

> never come

> > off and the red marks are going - slowly. That is just what works

> for us.

> >

> > Rach, Steve & Connor

>

> That is so cute, his little car bed, I bet he feels like a big boy

> now hehe. What a great idea with the tounge of the shoe! The tops of

> Graces feet have been red for weeks now, I have tried not tying the

> laces too tight but today when her shoes were off for her hour, I

> noticed that the tops were turning slightly purple. She has not

> seemed to mind but I don't like the looks of them. I am going to try

> taking the tounge's out tomorrow. Tell me, do you use thicker socks

> with no tounge in the shoes?

>

> & Grace

>

November 24, 2004

> > > > I think there's some truth to that, that some won't CIO and

> > > personally I don't like the idea of mine falling asleep (if he

> > did)

> > > in such a state of mind. I would emphasize a routine,

specific

> > > steps your baby can begin to anticipate. Those allow the baby

> to

> > > gear down in to sleep mode gradually until eventually they know

> > when

> > > certain things start to happen sleep isn't far off. Also pay

> > > attention to their routine and learn to expand on what they

> > already

> > > do. Then again it may just be a matter of time and maturity

> > > before she goes to sleep on her own.

> > > >

> > > > When you leave her to CIO, do you go in to her at all? I'd

> try

> > to

> > > go comfort her but not pick her up and gradually lengthen the

> > > intervals between your visits over a few nights until she

starts

> > to

> > > figure out how to confort herself to sleep.

> > > > s.

> > > >

> > > > Hi All,

> > > >

> > > > I just wanted to ask a question, I have decided that I would

> let

> > > > Grace try to get to sleep on her own at night. I nurse or

rock

> > her

> > > > until she is sleepy and then put her in her crib...she always

> > wakes

> > > > up and looses it. I have tried letting her CIO up to a half

> hour

> > > and

> > > > she just works herself into a tizzy, choking and gasping by

> the

> > end

> > > > of it. My question is: is it true that some babies just don't

> > CIO?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > > - & Grace

> > > >

November 25, 2004

Hehe,wonder if it would work.

& Grace )

> LOL! You know, as mothers we should WANT them to say " Daddy "

first.....that way when they cry in the middle of the night we can

say, " It's for you, dear. " and go back to sleep.

> s.

>

> There is running story in our newspaper written weekly by a new mom

> about raising their son. In one article she wrote how their little

> boy would scream bloody murder in his crib until he would see a

> shadowy figure at his door...immediately stop crying and say in his

> cute little baby voice " hi " LOL. She said that her son's first word

> was daddy and she waited and waited to hear the magical word mommy

> and when he finally said " it's a mummy " she said " yes I feel like I

> have been dead for a thousand years " ! I thought that was so funny

and

> so true!!!

>

November 25, 2004

I think the general consensus has been WHATEVER FEELS RIGHT TO

YOU!!! 10 weeks is pretty little, but for me what has happened with

each of my 3 is that just when you think you're going to go out of

your skull, all of the sudden you realize that each day it's a

little easier. Until the day comes when your baby has been asleep

for a while and you've actually managed to load the dishwasher and

drink a cup of coffee without *someone* in your arms! And of

course, " they " always say DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BUT YOUR BABY!!

NOT HOUSEWORK OR ANYTHING!! And we always go " Yeah yeah but I have

to get something accomplished. " I will now speak to you from the

wisdom of my 24 (and 3/4) years....It has taken me 3 children to

learn DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BUT YOUR BABY!!!! The

house/kids/car WHATEVER will not be dirty forever, but your baby

will only be 10 weeks THIS week. The smile they give you when you're

rocking them to sleep in the rocking chair--would you honestly trade

that for the bed being made? Don't miss these moments, enjoy knowing

that rocking your baby to sleep is ALL you need to do to make her

happy. Because the day will come when a rocking chair won't cut

it...you'll need designer sneakers, a car, a cell phone and on and

on and on!!! That being said, if you really feel like you're going

to go crazy, it's not going to kill your baby to cry for a few

minutes. Sometimes that's what they need to do to get tired out,

then when you pick them back up they go right to sleep. We call it

a " Baby Breakdown " around here!

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 23/7 (4 days and

counting!)

November 27, 2004

Hi Lori,

I've been off the boards for a few days because of the holiday.

was a horrible napper at 10 weeks too. She didn't settle into

a regular good nap routine until she was almost 5 months old! 10-20

minutes at a time was the norm for her for a while. Made life very

diffcult for me but here we are at almost 15 months and she just

dropped her am nap and sleeps 1.5 - 3 hours in the afternoon. Once

she got into a nap routine she didn't cry when I laid her down.

Good luck!

Marilouise

9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24

Owen and 3/20/99

> What is the consensus as to when it is appropriate to let your baby CIO?

> Weston sleeps pretty well at night but is a horrible napper! I LIVE

in the

> rocking chair. It often takes me 2-3 times to get him down for a

nap. He

> is 10 weeks on Friday. I feel like I am not doing him any favors

with the

> constant rocking as he is unable to soothe himself. Lori

>

November 27, 2004

Hi Lori,

What you said really stuck me. The best advice I ever got was from a

stranger I met in church when I baptized my son. She said to

appreciate the moments when he is keeping you up at 3AM because in

the blink of an eye he will be 18 years old and out with his friends

and he'll still be keeping you up but with worry! Although now you

now he is right there safe in your arms. I think this every time he

has me up in the middle of the night just wanting to be hugged and

cuddled. Before we know it they will be big boys not letting us hug

and kiss them at will.

Tommy Lee 4/23/04 BLCF Atypical

> , I was touched by your message. It is so true. I was

rocking

> Weston yesterday and thinking " please go to sleep! " I looked down

at him

> and he just smiled up at me. I had to lol and squeeze him. Thanks

for your

> nice email. lori

>

> _____

>

> From: [mailto:redskline123@n...]

> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 8:08 PM

> To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> Subject: Re: Question about CIO...

>

> I think the general consensus has been WHATEVER FEELS RIGHT TO

> YOU!!! 10 weeks is pretty little, but for me what has happened with

> each of my 3 is that just when you think you're going to go out of

> your skull, all of the sudden you realize that each day it's a

> little easier. Until the day comes when your baby has been asleep

> for a while and you've actually managed to load the dishwasher and

> drink a cup of coffee without *someone* in your arms! And of

> course, " they " always say DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BUT YOUR

BABY!!

> NOT HOUSEWORK OR ANYTHING!! And we always go " Yeah yeah but I have

> to get something accomplished. " I will now speak to you from the

> wisdom of my 24 (and 3/4) years....It has taken me 3 children to

> learn DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING BUT YOUR BABY!!!! The

> house/kids/car WHATEVER will not be dirty forever, but your baby

> will only be 10 weeks THIS week. The smile they give you when

you're

> rocking them to sleep in the rocking chair--would you honestly

trade

> that for the bed being made? Don't miss these moments, enjoy

knowing

> that rocking your baby to sleep is ALL you need to do to make her

> happy. Because the day will come when a rocking chair won't cut

> it...you'll need designer sneakers, a car, a cell phone and on and

> on and on!!! That being said, if you really feel like you're going

> to go crazy, it's not going to kill your baby to cry for a few

> minutes. Sometimes that's what they need to do to get tired out,

> then when you pick them back up they go right to sleep. We call it

> a " Baby Breakdown " around here!

> , mommy of:

> Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 23/7 (4 days and

> counting!)

>

November 27, 2004