Well our good luck with Zack's bedtime has finally worn off. He has done so good with naps in his converted bed. He doesn't even get out, just lays down and falls right asleep.
But lately when we put him down for bed he's been coming right out of his room. I thought I had it nailed today. After 15 minutes he still hadn't came out of his room. But then right when I thought he may be asleep I heard his door open and shortly afterwards he was peeking around the corner. We put him to bed over and over for about an hour; when we finally give up and he lays down with Bob and they both fall asleep. This.is.not.okay.with.me! I don't want him to get into the habit of sleeping in our bed! I even tried to put one of those balls on the door knob to keep him in his room, but he cries uncontrollably! I know we are soft, I should just let him cry but it's so SAD! Once he's fallen asleep I put him back in his room, because that kid moves way too much, and a King bed is not big enough for the four of us (Abbie sleeps at the foot of our bed, Gavin is in a cradle).
Any suggestions? I just worry that this may be him acting out about Gavin. He just wants to be with us at night and when he's locked in his room he just crys while saying Daddy. It's heartbreaking! Which is why I usually cave.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Nightime... not so good
Well our good luck with Zack's bedtime has finally worn off. He has done so good with naps in his converted bed. He doesn't even get out, just lays down and falls right asleep.
But lately when we put him down for bed he's been coming right out of his room. I thought I had it nailed today. After 15 minutes he still hadn't came out of his room. But then right when I thought he may be asleep I heard his door open and shortly afterwards he was peeking around the corner. We put him to bed over and over for about an hour; when we finally give up and he lays down with Bob and they both fall asleep. This.is.not.okay.with.me! I don't want him to get into the habit of sleeping in our bed! I even tried to put one of those balls on the door knob to keep him in his room, but he cries uncontrollably! I know we are soft, I should just let him cry but it's so SAD! Once he's fallen asleep I put him back in his room, because that kid moves way too much, and a King bed is not big enough for the four of us (Abbie sleeps at the foot of our bed, Gavin is in a cradle).
Any suggestions? I just worry that this may be him acting out about Gavin. He just wants to be with us at night and when he's locked in his room he just crys while saying Daddy. It's heartbreaking! Which is why I usually cave.
But lately when we put him down for bed he's been coming right out of his room. I thought I had it nailed today. After 15 minutes he still hadn't came out of his room. But then right when I thought he may be asleep I heard his door open and shortly afterwards he was peeking around the corner. We put him to bed over and over for about an hour; when we finally give up and he lays down with Bob and they both fall asleep. This.is.not.okay.with.me! I don't want him to get into the habit of sleeping in our bed! I even tried to put one of those balls on the door knob to keep him in his room, but he cries uncontrollably! I know we are soft, I should just let him cry but it's so SAD! Once he's fallen asleep I put him back in his room, because that kid moves way too much, and a King bed is not big enough for the four of us (Abbie sleeps at the foot of our bed, Gavin is in a cradle).
Any suggestions? I just worry that this may be him acting out about Gavin. He just wants to be with us at night and when he's locked in his room he just crys while saying Daddy. It's heartbreaking! Which is why I usually cave.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Easter 2010
Because it's more then a week after Easter and I haven't posted ANYTHING, here is my post... this is how I roll!
Easter came and went in a blur. Not only was it Easter but it was also Conference Weekend and Bob's mom's birthday. ALL IN THE SAME DAY. Can we get anything more packed into the one day? It was sad because we couldn't really focus on Bob's mom's birthday because we had two other families to visit. And since we are POOR all we could do was wish her a Happy Birthday.
This was also's Gavins first Easter. Unfortunetly he was only 5 weeks old and didn't get to participate too much. And I feel bad because we barely got any pictures of him on Easter. We have a ton of Zack hunting for Eggs at varies peoples homes but not much in the way of Gavin. I know BAD MOMMY! It's just hard because Gavin sleeps and Zack runs. And there are only so many sleeping baby pictures that can be taken. I promise next Easter will be different, both boys will be on the move and we'll have a lot more pictures of the two of them.
Zack with the easter basket that Bob's Mom made for Zack and Gavin.
Because it was Conference Weekend we didn't have church so we didn't even get to have the boys dress up for church in there Easter vests. But we did have the boys dressed up to visit all of our families. They looked so cute in their matching vests. Too bad I couldn't get Zack to hold Gavin (or to hold still) long enough to get a good picture. This one will have to do.
Zack seemed to enjoy Easter this year. He understood that inside the hidden eggs were candy (and boy does he love his candy). He still doesn't understand that once he's found one egg he needs to keep looking. Because he's happy with the candy that he has at the moment and he wants to eat it NOW!
The Easter Bunny brought both of the boys a bunch of loot! We got them both sport baskets... he he! I love them!
Gavin recieved: A toy that hooks on his car seat, a Onesie that says "Wild Thing" on it, some socks, and a few eggs with candy (for Mommy and Daddy).
Zack recieved: A foam sword, A new car, Pajamas, Elmo book and some eggs filled with candy.
And last but not least here is a picture of Zack before one of the Easter Egg Hunts. He put the basket on his head with no coxing from his parents. He's such a ham!
Easter came and went in a blur. Not only was it Easter but it was also Conference Weekend and Bob's mom's birthday. ALL IN THE SAME DAY. Can we get anything more packed into the one day? It was sad because we couldn't really focus on Bob's mom's birthday because we had two other families to visit. And since we are POOR all we could do was wish her a Happy Birthday.
This was also's Gavins first Easter. Unfortunetly he was only 5 weeks old and didn't get to participate too much. And I feel bad because we barely got any pictures of him on Easter. We have a ton of Zack hunting for Eggs at varies peoples homes but not much in the way of Gavin. I know BAD MOMMY! It's just hard because Gavin sleeps and Zack runs. And there are only so many sleeping baby pictures that can be taken. I promise next Easter will be different, both boys will be on the move and we'll have a lot more pictures of the two of them.
Zack with the easter basket that Bob's Mom made for Zack and Gavin.
Because it was Conference Weekend we didn't have church so we didn't even get to have the boys dress up for church in there Easter vests. But we did have the boys dressed up to visit all of our families. They looked so cute in their matching vests. Too bad I couldn't get Zack to hold Gavin (or to hold still) long enough to get a good picture. This one will have to do.
Zack seemed to enjoy Easter this year. He understood that inside the hidden eggs were candy (and boy does he love his candy). He still doesn't understand that once he's found one egg he needs to keep looking. Because he's happy with the candy that he has at the moment and he wants to eat it NOW!
The Easter Bunny brought both of the boys a bunch of loot! We got them both sport baskets... he he! I love them!
Gavin recieved: A toy that hooks on his car seat, a Onesie that says "Wild Thing" on it, some socks, and a few eggs with candy (for Mommy and Daddy).Zack recieved: A foam sword, A new car, Pajamas, Elmo book and some eggs filled with candy.
And last but not least here is a picture of Zack before one of the Easter Egg Hunts. He put the basket on his head with no coxing from his parents. He's such a ham!
Easter 2010
Because it's more then a week after Easter and I haven't posted ANYTHING, here is my post... this is how I roll!
Easter came and went in a blur. Not only was it Easter but it was also Conference Weekend and Bob's mom's birthday. ALL IN THE SAME DAY. Can we get anything more packed into the one day? It was sad because we couldn't really focus on Bob's mom's birthday because we had two other families to visit. And since we are POOR all we could do was wish her a Happy Birthday.
This was also's Gavins first Easter. Unfortunetly he was only 5 weeks old and didn't get to participate too much. And I feel bad because we barely got any pictures of him on Easter. We have a ton of Zack hunting for Eggs at varies peoples homes but not much in the way of Gavin. I know BAD MOMMY! It's just hard because Gavin sleeps and Zack runs. And there are only so many sleeping baby pictures that can be taken. I promise next Easter will be different, both boys will be on the move and we'll have a lot more pictures of the two of them.
Zack with the easter basket that Bob's Mom made for Zack and Gavin.
Because it was Conference Weekend we didn't have church so we didn't even get to have the boys dress up for church in there Easter vests. But we did have the boys dressed up to visit all of our families. They looked so cute in their matching vests. Too bad I couldn't get Zack to hold Gavin (or to hold still) long enough to get a good picture. This one will have to do.
Zack seemed to enjoy Easter this year. He understood that inside the hidden eggs were candy (and boy does he love his candy). He still doesn't understand that once he's found one egg he needs to keep looking. Because he's happy with the candy that he has at the moment and he wants to eat it NOW!
The Easter Bunny brought both of the boys a bunch of loot! We got them both sport baskets... he he! I love them!
Gavin recieved: A toy that hooks on his car seat, a Onesie that says "Wild Thing" on it, some socks, and a few eggs with candy (for Mommy and Daddy).
Zack recieved: A foam sword, A new car, Pajamas, Elmo book and some eggs filled with candy.
And last but not least here is a picture of Zack before one of the Easter Egg Hunts. He put the basket on his head with no coxing from his parents. He's such a ham!
Easter came and went in a blur. Not only was it Easter but it was also Conference Weekend and Bob's mom's birthday. ALL IN THE SAME DAY. Can we get anything more packed into the one day? It was sad because we couldn't really focus on Bob's mom's birthday because we had two other families to visit. And since we are POOR all we could do was wish her a Happy Birthday.
This was also's Gavins first Easter. Unfortunetly he was only 5 weeks old and didn't get to participate too much. And I feel bad because we barely got any pictures of him on Easter. We have a ton of Zack hunting for Eggs at varies peoples homes but not much in the way of Gavin. I know BAD MOMMY! It's just hard because Gavin sleeps and Zack runs. And there are only so many sleeping baby pictures that can be taken. I promise next Easter will be different, both boys will be on the move and we'll have a lot more pictures of the two of them.
Zack with the easter basket that Bob's Mom made for Zack and Gavin.Because it was Conference Weekend we didn't have church so we didn't even get to have the boys dress up for church in there Easter vests. But we did have the boys dressed up to visit all of our families. They looked so cute in their matching vests. Too bad I couldn't get Zack to hold Gavin (or to hold still) long enough to get a good picture. This one will have to do. Zack seemed to enjoy Easter this year. He understood that inside the hidden eggs were candy (and boy does he love his candy). He still doesn't understand that once he's found one egg he needs to keep looking. Because he's happy with the candy that he has at the moment and he wants to eat it NOW!
The Easter Bunny brought both of the boys a bunch of loot! We got them both sport baskets... he he! I love them!
Gavin recieved: A toy that hooks on his car seat, a Onesie that says "Wild Thing" on it, some socks, and a few eggs with candy (for Mommy and Daddy).Zack recieved: A foam sword, A new car, Pajamas, Elmo book and some eggs filled with candy.
And last but not least here is a picture of Zack before one of the Easter Egg Hunts. He put the basket on his head with no coxing from his parents. He's such a ham!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
One Month Update
One Month Old
This week Gavin turned one month old. So far being parents to two boys hasn't been too bad. It does make it easy that so far one only sleeps and eats. I'm sure life will get a lot more interesting once Gavin starts walking and playing with his big brother.
Gavin is such a good baby. He is still sleeping a lot during the day which is nice because I've had time to spend with Zack. But not so nice because he's waking up more at nights. I do think that in the next month or so we'll start working on getting him a sleep schedule. I would like to try to keep him up more during the day so he sleeps more at night.
Zack has been handling his new baby brother a lot better then I thought he would. He likes to hold Gavin and anytime I'm taking a picture of Gavin Zack needs to have his picture taken too. He's been very helpful in getting things for us when we need them (diapers, wipes or change of clothes). He has tried to pick up Gavin a couple times but mostly so he could get our attention. I think I'm going to like that they are so close in age because hopefully they will be best buddies.
One Month Update
One Month Old
This week Gavin turned one month old. So far being parents to two boys hasn't been too bad. It does make it easy that so far one only sleeps and eats. I'm sure life will get a lot more interesting once Gavin starts walking and playing with his big brother.
Gavin is such a good baby. He is still sleeping a lot during the day which is nice because I've had time to spend with Zack. But not so nice because he's waking up more at nights. I do think that in the next month or so we'll start working on getting him a sleep schedule. I would like to try to keep him up more during the day so he sleeps more at night.
Zack has been handling his new baby brother a lot better then I thought he would. He likes to hold Gavin and anytime I'm taking a picture of Gavin Zack needs to have his picture taken too. He's been very helpful in getting things for us when we need them (diapers, wipes or change of clothes). He has tried to pick up Gavin a couple times but mostly so he could get our attention. I think I'm going to like that they are so close in age because hopefully they will be best buddies.
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