She dealt with the weather for a short amount of time:
But was over it after about 10 minutes.
Today I read The Cat in the Hat to her and she paid absolutely no attention to it. I never realized what long book that is, especially for someone with the attention span of a goldfish (I am referring to myself and Molly).
I have a dilemma that maybe you all can help me with. I think I have mentioned it before, but it is something I need to do and have been talking to LCW (http://www.wakingupwilliams.com) about.
Molly has no schedule what-so-ever. I want to get her on one but I also don't want to be a slave to the schedule. I don't mind that I can't predict her naps or her feedings, but I do mind that sometimes she decides to stay up until midnight, wake up twice during the night and then be up at 6am for the day.
How does one break a 7 month old of their self imposed "routine" and get on a set schedule? I think it won't be easy at this point, but I need to do it. I really do. If not for anything else but my sanity.
Happy Easter to those who celebrate!
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around 6 months we started a real bedtime routine... i guess a schedule cause everything happened at the same time. but other than that, at around 12 months we FINALLY got on some-what of a nap schedule... I just stuck with a routine and a time for naps and JUST STUCK WITH IT EVERYDAY... yes, make plans around the nap so we are home (its from about 1030-12noon). still have no feeding schedule. and wake ups are hit or miss (we sleep trained at 8 months). he now goes to sleep at 715ish and wakes up between 5 and 6, we dont get him out of the crib until 6. So bottom line, conisistency and routine. good luck!
We just did CIO (on her pedi's recommendation - as much as I didn't want to) this week to get her started on a routine for bedtime - I will have a post up Sunday to document the first few days. We had one really bad first night but it has been fairly easy since then. I don't know how to handle a nap schedule - that's my next task once we get the nights completely under control.
Around 5 months I let my kids cry it out if they woke during the night. The 1st night was bad, but w/in a few nights we were all (finally) sleeping through the night. Once that happens, she will likely take a mid-morning nap & an afternoon nap. But the key for me was establishing a bedtime routine every night: bath, book, bottle, snuggle & blankie then down for bed while still awake. Oh, and no monitors at night.
Good luck! It's a great feeling when everyone is sleeping well.. it makes a world of difference.
She is just too cute in that hat! I'm afraid i won't be much use on the schedule thing - for reasons beyond my control my son and I didn't manage one when he was small.
However, I can tell you that the effects of this are still felt today, 7 years on. Partly it is because he's autistic, but partly, I am sure, it is because of the lack of schedule when he was tiny.
I really hope that people better placed than me can give you the advice you need, and that you get into a routine that works for you really soon :)
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I really think that once its in place kids really like schedules. We have a very strict one when we are home and doing nothing but if plans are added to the mix we go off of it and I honestly feel EJ does great.
You have to just stick with what you decide works for you and Molly it took me about a month of messing with what I thought worked best and being consistant with it. The hardest part was the naps, EJ never liked naps much and fought taking them. But after about a month of yelling at me in the morning and in the afternoon during nap time he caught on. He now naps for 2 hrs in the morning and the afternoon and goes to be at 7pm.
I learned for us and the ped said it was true assumption but I have learned he sleeps the longest the earlier we put him to bed because he is not overly tired. If you have any specific questions please feel free to email me.
Oh my gosh she is so DARLING! Love that sweet little hat.
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