The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.
January 31, 2010 | Clark, Year of Gratitude
The title is a quote from the cover of a girly hippie journal I bought because I thought it was pretty. Unfourtunately, I failed to notice the hilarious, Guffman-esque quote before purchasing it.
Speaking of souls and tears, however, YOU MUST HELP ME. We are in all out sleep refusal around here. I’m desperate and I’ll take any advice. Maybe a combination of ideas will work, so let me have them. Here are the stats. I await your diagnosis. Before he got sick a couple weeks ago, he always went down easy. He had two long naps per day, and went to bed at 7 every night. (He still woke up 3 times per night, but now I realize how good I had it. Depressing.) Now, we fight and fight and fight for all sleep. This whole day has been an unsuccessful nap attemp. He just cries and cries! Or, falls dead asleep repeatedly, only to spring up and start crying the second you lay him down, like some sort of weird reflex. We’ve tried everything, including letting him cry for up to 5 minutes, but you guys. You guys. He gets so upset that he barfs. BARFS. Which is of course, the most soul crushing scenario. (Am terrible parent! Also, Barf to clean up. A baby to change, etc.) Anyway. Please help me.
So, this YOG thing. A friend of mine logged into her google account from my iPhone and didn’t log out. When I next went into my Reader, I was of course actually in hers. There, in her feeds, was Zesty Enterprise with like, 15 unread posts, all YOGS. It looked really boring to me, and not like something I’d be super motivated to read. Not only that, I don’t like feeling like I HAVE to do something because I SAID I would, you know? Instead, I think I’ll just stop making dumb rules for myself and just make an effort to post about good things, under the YOG category.
In other navel gazing news, today I’m starting a six week yoga class called Resolve to Evolve. I’m supposed to bring a journal. I hope to report that it helps me to stay on my health and exercise wagon, all while calming and centering me and whatnot. I’ll let you know.
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January 31st, 2010 at 9:52 pm, peaches Says:
Have you been wearing him to sleep in the ergo? I do that with Maggie when she’s having trouble. Neither of my girls transfers well AT ALL when sleeping, so we just have lots of naps in the ergo, in the stroller, in the car seat (have you done drives just for sleeping? So not green, but sometimes a necessary evil), on Mom in the rocking chair. It can take them WEEKS to get back to a regular sleep schedule after illness, travel, etc. Also, don’t worry about the three times a night thing. The “sleeping thru the night” thing is mostly mythical. I don’t even sleep through the night. Is he teething? My kids are super shitty sleepers, so I feel your pain.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:16 am, Lucy in UK Says:
Jenny, I’d HIGHLY recommend Cranial Osteopathy. Really. We had this for Tobes when he was a few weeks old, he would go crazy when laid down for sleep, and this worked wonders! Immediate results! I’m sure it would help an older baby like Clark too! Tobes had about three or four sessions and it worked like a dream. Honestly, I’d say give it a go!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:07 pm, Leah Says:
Hmm, maybe he’s just still getting over being ill and as my mum always says if they are ill let them sleep when they want. If not still ill then find out if any of Clark’s friends are still having 2 naps, I cant remember at what age we started dropping one of the naps. other than that. Pass.
Quite liked the YOG’s but there was a very quick succession of post after post to get through.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:06 pm, beth c Says:
He might be ready to switch to only one nap a day–Liam was about 1 when he made that transition. He started out making it until about 11:00, when he would be dead-tired, so he would nap and then eat a late lunch. The nap got even better when he could make it until lunchtime, eat, and THEN nap. However, this week has been the switch to big-boy-bed and we are on day 2 of NO NAP WHATSOEVER OH MY GOD.
Also, I don’t find the YOG’s boring but it is nice to have other things too!
February 1st, 2010 at 6:39 pm, Amy Says:
Well, for sure rule out any sort of medical issue. In my humble opinion, if he’s so upset and needs comfort, give it. Bring him to bed with you, cuddle him all night, rock him or hold him down every time he needs. Maybe he’s going through a growth spurt or hitting a milestone. Every time I think I might throw Wyatt out the window he suddenly becomes a new baby overnight and we’re both amazed and well rested again. Maybe he needs extra reassurance. To keep your sanity, keep in mind it won’t last forever. To be psychological, if you give him enough comfort and reassurance he’s self adjust and enjoy sleep……eventually.
Anyway – we’ll talk. I just put Wyatt in a toddler bed. I may eat those words I just wrote
To add – I LOVE your YOG’s!! Keeps me on track with my gratitude! Rock on!
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:22 am, hliv Says:
Everything you write it fantastic! I love it all. The YOG’s give me snippets of what is happening in your everyday. I love the window.
Ah sweet sleep. Saskia just started really sleeping through the night consistently and she is almost three….hang in there.