A Small Success

I have to give my little man credit for last night. He fought the good fight, but once it was over, he basically slept through the night...save a small snack break. Now, tonight we have Maw Maw and Aunt Stacy in town. I'll be interested to see how sleep training with guests plays out over the weekend. I'm guessing Amelia will love it.

Independent

You always want your kids to be independent. It makes you proud when they take it upon themselves to do things. That said, you start to wonder what the limit on independence is when you walk into your living room to find that in the 2 minutes you were gone, your 3 year-old has done this...

Massive Failure

Sleep training last night was a massive failure...or as the kids say EPIC FAIL. Amelia eventually did fall asleep in her room, but we had to sit outside it until then. Everett, on the other hand, screamed nonstop for as long as we let him...over and over and over and over and over and over again. By the end of it, we decided maybe he isn't quite ready for that type of thing. Ultimately, we probably both know we need to lock her in her room and just let him wail until they both submit. However, we both also know that losing our jobs due to getting zero sleep probably isn't the best solution either. I mean, who wants to say "Hey, we may be homeless due to foreclosure, but our kids go to sleep on their benches all by themselves!"??

Wish Us Luck

After another night of bed visits by Amelia and crying spells by Everett, we decided tonight is the night to really start sleep training our kids. Wish us luck because as far as I can tell, sleep training consists of letting your kids cry themselves into submission...and my kids aren't fond of submission.

Memory Lane

One of the lucky side effects of filming Amelia's ballet recital was that we came across several videos we took when she was a baby. Watching these videos reminds me of 1) how much Everett reminds me of her (if he were to wear a wig) and 2) how little I remember about Amelia's first few months of life. Here is a video of her when she was Everett's age...

Snug as a Bug

Just to give you a slight glimpse into the kind of nights we've been having with Amelia, here are a few highlights from our evening last night...

- We put Amelia to bed at 8:30...at 11:00, we were all still awake.
- She repeatedly let us know she "loves our bed"
- After 11pm, she made the choice to give up the ability to watch TV (because that is for big girls who sleep in their own bed) in order to sleep on our floor.
- At around 3am, I found her wedged under our bed with her head stuck. I had to physically lift the bed off her while Meggan dragged her out by her feet.

On a side note...Amelia was the GOOD sleeper in our house last night. Ev woke up just about every hour. Yaaay.

Ev's First Meal

Everett enjoyed his first taste of solid food today. He was hoping for a cheeseburger, but we opted for some form of oatmeal mush instead.  Overall, I think the reviews were mixed. His favorite part of the meal....his fingers.