This was worse than him getting into the fridge while I was in the shower and breaking eggs,one at a time, through hysterical laughter.
I need to be on Nanny 911.
Three is more challenging than two.
He is the boss and I am the victim of his little jokes and public escapes.
HELP. :)
With that being said, big changes are happening in our house. They are just has sad/difficult for me as they are for him.
First break... No more sleeping with Mommy. For the best year, we've shared our bed. We've been pinched until he falls asleep. We've taken sides on the edges of the bed, while he sleeps horizontal, with the good pillow.
When does attachment parenting end? I have a happy boy, but I'm a tired Mom.
Anyone been here before? I know it will get better, but this mama needs control of her castle again. :)
Why DO kids sleep sideways in the bed? This is how Rylin is sleeping as we speak! Attachment parenting, at least the cosleeping part, ended with Ian when he got his brace. I'd had enough of the rib bruising from his tossing and turning. Rylin still ends up in our bed every morning. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness..did you laugh a little cause it was just every where?! Come one!! Well I hope the castle will be back in your possession soon!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh goodness. Hopefully you guys figure out the sleeping arrangements. Thankfully, my kids were wonderful night time sleepers. I had it in my head that the kids would NEVER, ever sleep in my bed and for the most part that is the one and only parenting goal I have achieved. Every now and then, if I can pinpoint that they really did have a nightmare, they will come into my bed around 2am and sleep until 3am. Sometimes they don't last that long because they sleep between Kevin and I and while he and I will uncover a bit we keep the kids covered under lots of blankets. Which makes them hot. When they try to uncover we protest and say that if they want to be in OUR bed they have to stay covered. They get too hot and escape to their own cool sheets.
ReplyDeleteOh man. I wouldn't even know where to start cleaning that up! Jackson has been doing really well sleeping in his crib, its getting him to sleep initially thats the hard part. He can be so tired but he just fights it so hard. He's getting a little better though. I agree that its just as hard/sad on us as it is on them, if not harder. I just can't hardly stand to hear Jackson cry and not do something about it.
ReplyDeleteBeen there. Eden would get in our bed somewhere around 12 - 2 am for about a zillion years. I know all about sleeping on the edge, in hopes that my baby would just go to sleep. Then one day I just had enough. It's hard, but so so so so so worth it. Be strong mama.
ReplyDeletep.s. Have you seen the children's picture book on Amazon called "Go the F*** to Sleep"? Brillz.
Will be thinking of you momma! I feel your pain. Crewe was up min of 2 to 3 times a night until he was 14 months and then something just clicked and started sleepin through the night. BTW how is Mr. Stanfields job going?
ReplyDeleteoh yeah--3 is the peak of insanity--but you get such good stories for when they are older and you get to humiliate them in front of friends/distant relatives/random strangers...
ReplyDeletehang in there--spy on him when he's sleeping and still looking so innocent!
Just wondering how him not sleeping in your bed is going and how you did it?! I have a 3 year old daughter who still sleeps in my bed. Granted, I am a single mom so there is only two of us in a queen size bed, but I KNOW we would both sleep so much better if she slept in her own bed. I can't bring myself to do it!
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