It’s 11:20 am on Wednesday, and I just climbed out from under the covers to write this post. Did you know that workout clothes really double nicely as pajamas? On MWF, I usually lift weights in the garage during NB2.0’s nap time, but I was in such a funk that I thought it might be better just to slip back… Read More
The Most Important Parenting Advice in the World … Ever.
When you have your second child, there’s an innate part of you that wants to go back and fix some of the “mistakes” from the first time around. Maybe … “mistakes” sounds too critical, but there’s definitely the thought that crosses your mind like, “Mmmm, I probably won’t layer her bangs again with child safety scissors.” Part of you may… Read More
Sending out an S.O.S.
Remember how we sleep trained Noob… once upon a time? Well, it took about 5 months, but I guess she finally caught on to our presumptuous little scheme. About a week ago, the light bulb came on in her big bobbly head. It was an ordinary evening. There weren’t any indicators that the shit was about to hit the fan…. Read More
Sleep Training Complete
For those of you uninterested in CIO, Ferber, and all things sleep training, here’s a link to one of my favorite Onion articles! Hope it gets a ROFL out of ya. This post is a follow-up to our Sleep Training Adventure with Noob Baby. I’d like to share our results for the noob parents out there who have similar sleep… Read More
We (Barely) Survived Night 3 of CIO
Happy Sunday! Back from the trenches of Ferberland. Just when Noob Daddy and I were starting to get a little bit cocky that our Noob Baby might be above the curve on sleep training, she decided to wake up at 4 am and cry-it-out she did! With passion, might I add. Poor thing… She cried for an hour, and I… Read More
We Survived Night 2 of CIO
I’m back! Living proof that it is possible to get through at least TWO nights of Ferber! Since it’s Saturday, I’ll keep it short and sweet. Friday afternoon was difficult in that we had to get through 2 naps sans rocking and other bad habits. First nap took about 45 minutes before she eventually fell asleep, for all of 30… Read More