Operation Get Sophia to Sleep in Her Crib

The last couple of days I have not been sleeping well. Sophia has been crowding me out and wants to frequently nurse. So, Laurin and I decided it is time to move Sophia out of our bed and into her crib. Now, we -read I- have tried this before and Sophia would not have it and I caved. She has been taking her naps in her crib for over a month now, so we thought maybe it was the right time... I mean, we'll never know if we don't try it, right? Here's how the night went...

9:00pm - 9:50pm: Screaming/crying/whining. I never actually left the room, but I did try various positions to see what would work for her. I sat on the floor. Screaming. I hid by the door. Screaming then crying then screaming again. I sat in the chair. Crying. I stood over her rubbing her back and patting her but. Crying then whining. Hmm.. progress. After many attempts at laying her back down, she finally gave in.

1:30am: She awoke and I nursed her - hoping it would seamlessly put her back to sleep... It didn't. I was able to put her back in her crib with little fuss! - Trust me, I was shocked. I was sure that she would put up a fight! As she lay, I rubbed her back and turned on her ocean noises. It took forever to get her little eye peepers to close.

2:10am: I creeped back to bed and got comfortable.

2:11am: She awoke and started crying. Sigh. I tried to lay her back down and she wouldn't have it.

2:15am: She effortlessly went to sleep... in our bed.

3:00am: I finally got to sleep.

I would consider that a pretty successful night! At least we are making some sort of progress. Hopefully tonight will go better!


***UPDATE***

NIGHT TWO: Sophia went down with only 15 minutes of fussing! But again, she was awake at 1:30. I was too exhausted to fight her. I succumbed and put her in out bed. 

NIGHT THREE: She put up no fight! I nursed her to sleep and she didn't budge when I placed her in her crib. However, she was awake at midnight. Started screaming when I even made the motion of placing her back in her crib. She finished the night in our bed.


***UPDATE***

9.18.12

Sophia has been going down for her nap without nursing for over a week now!!! I've been rocking her to sleep and she seems to be doing okay with it.

Because Sophia was taking her naps without nursing, I decided to try to put her to sleep at night without nursing. It worked and in her crib! NO FUSS - can you believe it?! I'm even able to put her in her crib sleepy but awake! 

A part of me feels a bit sad that she doesn't depend on me to sleep anymore... I know it is for the best and a BIG step in the right direction!!!

Now we are working getting her sleep in her crib for the entire night!

14 Months

14 Months! Snacking at Gram's

Sophia turned 14 months this last Monday. And she reminds me everyday that she is my toddler (bring on the tears - she's not my baby anymore). So much has changed in the last two months and I can't possibly imagine how much she will change in the next two months!

Sophia says words now! She repeated her first word "snack"a couple of months ago. A few days later she used it in proper context - she pointed to her high chair, looked at me and said, "snack?" My heart melted! So, "snack" is her first word.. and if you know my family, you would know that that is not a surprise! Although there was a pool at Laurin's office that it would be a cuss word.. classy, I know.

List of Words Sophia can say at 14 Months:
-Snack
-Dada/da/DADA (yelling tone - it happens a lot!)
-Mama (only when she is really whiny, she hardly actually says it to get my attention. Boo)
-Bye-Bye while waving (really, it sounds like die-die)
-Hi!
-Grandpa (she refuses to say grandma.. which cracks me up!)
-Yeah
-Baby (ba-bah)
-Uh-oh

**Still NO TEETH.

She can shake her head no, but she doesn't understand that it means no yet.

She loves to point at EVERYTHING! She is so curious about the world and what is in it.

She goes poop on the potty! Okay, it is not as exciting as it sounds. Sophia makes really loud grunting sounds when she is.. you know.. pooping. As soon as I hear them we rush to the toilet. My main goal is to get her used to the toilet and the idea of using it. I'm hoping that it will make potty training easier later on. We'll see.

Girl has an attitude. Wonder where she gets that from? (Bows head in shame) She really loves to push the boundaries, to see what she's going to get into trouble for. She also loves to run away laughing when I go to get her and move her away from a trouble area. *sigh*

That would the vacuum that she is dragging around.

Most importantly. She loves to sing and dance. Cue melting heart....

Notice the shoes... that's what she wanted.