The Nelson Family: This is killing me!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

This is killing me!

Before we left for Seattle, Deagan was so good about falling asleep on his own in his crib. For the past month though, he won't fall asleep unless he is in my arms. I decided that today is the day that I get him back on his old habit. I have never felt like such a bad mother as I do now, but I know that this is something that he needs to do. I have never heard him cry so hard before. I will go in and comfort him and tell him that I love him, but as soon as I leave he starts all over again. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to make this transition easier for him and for me?

3 comments:

E said...: Hi Michelle, I don't know if I'm the best at giving advice because Alice still doesn't fall asleep by herself BUT my friend bought a thing that she puts on the crib that plays lullabies and has bubles and fish going around and her kid loves it. She just looks at it until she goes to sleep.
I hope that he goes back to his habit fast because I know how frustrating it is. Good luck and thanks for all the pictures you put, we always have fun looking at your blog.; February 20, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Dawn said...: Michelle, I am so sorry. Obviously I don't have any advice but you aren't a bad mother! From what I can tell you are amazing at what you do and someday I will be running to you for advice. So stick in there and know that I totally look up to you for what you are doing and how well you do it!; February 21, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Jessica said...: Okay... well I'm not the best one for advice either, but I'll give you Layla's bedtime routine, just so you have something to compare with. (probably end up making you feel like a BETTER Mom! :) I give Layla a bath at about 8, then change her and feed her for the last time. Then I pick her up and take her into the hallway so she can hear the bathroom fan (weird, I know. But she likes the white noise) and sing her one primary song. She'll be really tired by then, but not completely asleep. I go into her room, place her in her crib and say goodnight. Half of the time she'll lull off to sleep, but the other half, she'll realize it's bedtime and scream her head off. When she cries, I let her, but only for 10 mins. Then I'll go up there and take her back into the hallway (I won't really talk to her much though, I don't want her to think it's time to wake up) and rock her again, by the bathroom so she can hear the fan. And then once she's real tired again, I put her back. That usually does the trick. Now she's gotten to the point where she'll fall asleep on her own after only 5 mins of crying. Goodluck, I know how hard it is to hear your sweet baby scream like that, but remember too that they're getting to that age where they want to test you. Hopefully something from this "book" I wrote helps... Althought, I wont feel bad if it doesn't! Miss you guys!; February 21, 2008 at 10:52 PM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

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Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)