Another month has gone by. I can't begin to document enough so that I can remember and cherish all the little moments I share with all the girls. Here are some of the ones I can think of for Teagan.
-the way she wiggles and moves her arms all around while she is nursing, grabbing and letting go of my shirt
-the huge smiles she gives anytime she catches our eyes.
-the way she loves her octopus and is able to play with her toys
-how excited she gets that she can "sit up" in her bumbo and play gym and keep up with her sisters
-how she squeals and screams to get attention and keep it
-the way she sucks on the Ergo (and spits up all over it!)
-the way she snuggles her face into her blanket when she is falling asleep
-how hard she can cry when she doesn't get her way
Tonight was a tough night, Jon was out and I had put her in her crib, I thought asleep. She started crying but I was trying to get the other girls down so she kept crying. By that time it had been about 15 min. (I kept thinking she was gonna stop any second, she was so tired). At that point I figured I might as well let her go. Well, about 20 more minutes later, she finally stopped. How many nights will I have to do this till she is able to sooth herself? She is not a paci girl or a bottle girl. Somethings gotta give! It is really tough to know if she is ready, if I am ready and if it really will help her in the long run. The poor girl just doesn't get to sleep like the others did. With all our schedules, her naps get cut short or are on the run in the car seat. Even tonight, after taking a bath with Maeve and Kaleigh (for the first time, which she loved), she had to try to go to sleep with them yelling in the background. I was nursing her outside the bathroom, while the girls were still in the bath. (it was kinda cute, Maeve was busy pretending that Rapunzel was being captured by bad guys and Kaleigh was "scolding" her barbie and telling her "daddy was gonna get mad".)
Hopefully, it will work out and I didn't just let her cry for over 1/2 hrs. for nothing!
No comments:
Post a Comment