it's cullen's world and i just live in it.....
Let me start out by admitting that I spoiled all of my babies. If they cried, I picked them up, if they did not want to eat in their high chair I fed them in my lap, if they wanted to be held I held them..... Yes, it made my life hard sometimes but they are only babies once--- then I had Cullen. Oh, the third child......
He will NOT take a nap. At the most he takes two 15 min. naps a day. I can't get anything done b/c he does not take good naps like my other two did. He will sleep all night and that is a blessing. I would rather sleep than be up in the middle of the night- so I am not complaining about that- It is getting him to sleep at night that is the problem. He does not like to be rocked. He likes for me to stand up holding him and swing from side to side- for about 15 -20min. keep in mind he is 20 lbs.... I don't' have to lift weights b/c I do that every night--
Now he is 9 1/2 months old he has to see what is going on at all times so he tries to push off of me so he can get down- He hates his crib so I can't just lay him in that b/c he screams bloody murder- so tonight after swinging him 20min and he was still fighting me I put him in his crib and turned on his music/nightlight toy- he started to play with that I stood there for a while and then I thought if I go towards the door he will start to cry, so if he is happy I will just stand here. Well after about 10 min of just standing there watching him play I sat down- he looked at me to make sure he had me just where he wanted me,then he looked back at the toy so I sat there for about 10 min. and then I layed down so he could not see me- thinking any min. he will scream but he did not! About 15min. went by and he is happy with that toy and i am now thinking how can I get to the door without him seeing me? I don't think I can slide like a snake- I could possibly hurt myself so I slowly get up and go around the corner, stand for a few min. NO CRYING!!! and I get out- This was amazing-and after a few more min. he was asleep! Even though I wasted 1 hour of my life it was worth it.. NOW I know he will sit in his crib- I just have to trick him...... watch it never happen again :)
