I had just given Jamie a rusk and had gone to the kitchen to fill up his drink cup. I heard an exclamation - a curious sound - not distressed, a bit different to any sound Jamie's made to date. (Mind you, he is getting very vocal and learning new sounds every day - la la la springs to mind as the new sound of the day.)
Anyway, I filled up his drink container and went to investigate. And as I walked into the living room, I saw the dog on the mat with a rusk sticking out of his mouth. The thief!
I had to laugh. Have you ever tasted baby rusks? The are the most bland thing in the world. And this is the dog who will only eat Scotch Finger biscuits after they've been dunked in coffee.
The sleep issue seems to be resolving. I have been reading to Jamie when he is in his cot. I don't lie him down. He just sits there with Popcorn, his teddy and listens. When he's ready he lays down (read: flops). I just read. We are reading the tale of Mr Tod and Tommy Brock (Beatrix Potter) at the moment. Grandma and Grandad have given him the complete works of Wind in the Willows, so when I'm sick of hearing how Mr Tod poured a bucket of water all over Tommy Brock (well, thought he did), we'll start on Wind in the Willows. It seems to be working. At first it took an hour. Today it took half an hour.
That's progress.
Kathie
8 comments:
Wie? Jak ißt Hundekuchen mit Kaffee? LOL! Ich fasse es nicht.
Mit dem Vorlesen habe ich bei Mira auch ganz früh angefangen. Und das machen wir heute noch. Sie liebt es.
Viele Grüße,
Britta
Hi Kathie,
Have you heard of Dr Brian Symon He is known as "the sleep Doctor" in Adelaide, I have twins who did not want to sleep and after visiting him I had 2 babies who slept more than 2 hours in the am sleep 90 mins in the pm sleep and 10-12 hours per night!!! he is at kensington and also has a book called "Silent Nights" which is great reading!! hope this helps!
Glad to hear the sleep issue id getting sorted (in my quietest whispering voice - Isaac has slept through the last two nights - hope I havnt jinxed it now!)
Isaac has just started to become really interested in books too. Must say thought I would probably fall asleep before him if I read for an hour. Jamie is so lucky to have a wonderful mum like you.
Nic xxx
I agree with everything Nic said. You are a wonderful mum, and what a good idea to read to him. Reading is so good for children, so why not combine the two if it works... good luck! Hope it continues to improve.
(typed by one tired mumma who spent half the night with one child in her bed, the other half asleep on the couch with the other child!... they aren't well though)
Kathie....you speak german....omg....
teething rusks...yes I remember....they are awful but the little ones love them....I had to laugh about the doggy...our dog...shakespeare did exactly the same thing lol think they want to be part of the action...especially with a new Little Member of the family...
Steph xx
i don't think i slept more than 2 hours at any one time kathie when matt was a baby....he was a shocking sleeper. now (at 18) i can't get him OUT of bed....LOL
as a teacher, i recommend reading to jamie - studies have shown that children who are read to every day make better readers when they reach school.
the advice everyone else has given you is all good sound advice given my mum's in the front line - you just have to find the method that works for you and your little man.
good luck with it all
xxoo
Hi Kathie,
Glad to hear that Jamies sleeping has improved...I hope it lasts. Those books are so lovely aren't they...Briony has a gorgeous set of them too.
LOL at Jak too...he must have thought if its good enough for Jamie it must be good enough for him.
Mardi x
ROFLMAO...go Jak lol
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