Holy Crap, It Worked!

I’m constantly trying new ways to get my 2-year-old to obey me. Sometimes I resort to plain ol’ yelling and “You obey me because I’m your mommy!” But sometimes I hit on something that actually works (yes, I’m admitting that “because I said so” doesn’t work often).
At naptime today, I told Emma that she doesn’t [...]

Go Back to Sleep!

Emma’s sleep issues have resurfaced. Basically, her issues are that she’s a typical 2-year-old who does not like to be told no and who does not like to go to bed. Bedtime is a major fight every night. Even Sean, who is not easily rattled, gave up last night and just walked away with his [...]

So Tired!

I’m tired. I turn on my computer several times a day but don’t really feel like doing more than updating my Facebook status and maybe checking e-mail. Blogging suddenly requires too much energy.
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. Waking up to feed a baby at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. cuts into my [...]

Bedtime Accessories

I miss the days when all Emma needed to go to sleep was her baby doll and a warm blanket. Oh yes, we are far past those days now.
When we moved Emma into her own room and into her big-girl bed about a month ago, she wanted “mommy’s pillow” to help her sleep. Very cute. [...]

Mommy’s Pillow

Sean and I have already established our roles as parents – he’s the fun one and I’m the disciplinarian. I’m ok with that and would feel awkward not being the one to enforce the rules (control freak? definitely!). I truly believe that kids need and want boundaries, but of course they have to have some [...]

Sleep Update

I realized I haven’t written about Emma’s sleep issues in awhile, probably because we’re all too busy sleeping around here. As far as I know, Emma hasn’t been waking up in the middle of the night. I say “as far as I know” because I sleep with earplugs and haven’t heard her wake up in [...]

Mad and Tired

I’m nine months pregnant and tired. Sean hurt his back and is doped up on painkillers. We do not make a very good parenting team right now.
I want to make life easy for him by keeping Emma occupied so he can rest his back. But I also want some help with Emma, and I want [...]