Cate our Earlybird
Ever since we let Cate cry it out at six months, she has
been a wicked (awesome) nighttime sleeper.
12 hours sometimes even 12.5 hours at night. It has been glorious. The weekends were actually even more amazing because no
one was getting up before seven. Until
recently. All of sudden going to bed is
a struggle no matter if we put her down early, same time or later. Sometimes she is awake in her crib getting settled for an hour-
playing with her blankets and loveys and rolling around. More often than not, she stands screaming bloody murder
and after 3-4 trips up there she will finally settle down. But here is the
worst part. She is waking up around
5:45am daily. Which is torture, and inhumane and causing me to be full of piss
and vinegar because I thrive on sleep and routines which are out of whack right
now. I can’t figure out what is causing it. She is not napping any longer than
she used to. So what gives?
Brady Soft and Warm
Brady to this point has never cared about clothes. And then he started caring about what was on
his shirts. I knew it was coming at some point so we embraced it. Super
heroes. Turtles. Dinosaurs.
Transformers. Whatever. I don’t love any of
it but we have allowed him to pick his shirt and don’t say no unless he gets it
out of his hamper in which case it is dirty and recently been worn. Which he would do
most days if we let him. The problem is
the bottoms. Or pants. Or shorts.
He started telling us he wanted soft pants. Sweatpants is what he was
asking for. But not just any. The fleece ones. And when we would try warm up pants or cargo pants he would adamantly say no, kick and scream, take them off. And then he added warm pants. He said his pants were cold. Too cold. And when we can’t deliver on that, he
throws a tantrum that I can’t describe. He screams and flails and the fear in
his eyes is real. He refuses to wear
them. He wardrobe is dwindling and it is an epic struggle daily. The other day he was sobbing with real tears
because the pants weren't warm enough. And I was tired and sad because I know that he doesn't get it or even really know. But to watch him be that upset daily kills me. I
know it is sensory driven but I am wondering what gives?
Are these phases? Please say yes.