Mama vs Baby AJ

so, about this whole sleeping in his crib NONSENSE...yah, NOT SO MUCH!!!! i went into this whole situation with my new 'enhanced calm' my mom SWORE i 'needed'. knowing me...i'm not exactly what one would call 'calm'. hahahahah we did our usual shower, sagggeeee (massage), nah-nite. i wouldn't exactly call it 'routine'...mostly because it wasn't exactly consistent. i put him in the crimb determined to make him stay. he was standing and pretty much screaming at the top of his little baby lungs (you know, that terrible scream that can make any mother cringe) and i was trying to remain calm. suddenly, he was climbing on the bumper (his aunti dani had already advised at least six months ago that it be removed...i guess i was procrastinating) and i started panicking trying to get the bumper out ASAP. as i made my way to the back of the crib....you guessed it...HE JUMPED! long story short...he slept on the floor that nite because it was the only way i could get him to calm down and remain calm. after calming him down, i worked quickly to get the bumper off and turn the crib into a TODDLER BED. i was a bit apprehensive at first but i had a feeling it was my only option.

when he woke up, i showed him his new bed and spent the first day/nite getting him used to the idea. it was a struggle the first nite, but we established a routine the very next nite. he tells me he is ready for 'nah-nite' as he calls it, he gets a saaaggggeee, crawls into bed, i wrap him into a burrito, he takes his baba and goes to sleep. it's been an entire week of successful sleeping FOR BOTH OF US! he is now so used to his routine that he gets fussy and demands to go bed...

this MIGHT kill me...

tonite i am going to teach aj to GO TO SLEEP IN HIS CRIB. but it MIGHT kill me!!!

last nite we had agreed that we were going to get him to go to sleep ALONE. we decided that making it a joint effort would make it easier. we also decided that we would watch a movie, like we often do when putting him to sleep (this goes with our theory that he shouldnt go to sleep in silence and then he wont expect silence to sleep).

we took a shower (me and aj) and got ready for bed. put the boppi in the crib, we told him we loved him, gave him kissies and put him in the crib. he instantly screamed. we tried to calm him down, told him we loved him and hoped for the BEST.

unfortunately, his dad GAVE IN. i was so irritated i left the room and went to bed...

so tonite, with or without him (babiez daddie)...HE WILL GO TO BED IN HIS CRIB.

GROWING UP...TOGETHER

So...we're growing up...TOGETHER.


I've never really been fond of the whole growing up idea. Then one day...out of nowhere, I proclaimed to my daddie...'when I come back from VEGAS (joint birthday trip, for my 24th birthday on FRIDAY 13TH...it was AWESOME) I am going to be GROWN UP.' 'Sure' he said. So I went to Vegas, came back and went on with life.


About two months later (a little less) I was BLESSED to know I WAS HAVING A BABY!!! I must admit, I was more AFRAID to tell my DADDIE than I was to actually have the baby LOL And if you knew my daddie, YOU WOULD BE AFRAID FOR ME! He was very upset, probably wanted to KILL ME and before I knew it, he couldn't be more EXCITED (his love for babies had gotten the best of him...LUCKY for me).

So here we are...17 months later...GROWING UP....TOGETHER!