Mommyhood right now means no sleep. My guy gets up every two hours and though I love to snuggle at all hours in the morning, the time for me to return to work is creeping up quickly and I just can't function with this lack of sleep. We, of course, get all kinds of "great" advice on how to have him sleep through the night, but I am not about to take it. Especially when it involves those dreaded words "cry it out"...
Let's be clear that there is no fucking way I will let my kid cry it out. I have spent the last four months trying to have him cry the least amount possible, so it is counter productive to let him cry until he is in so much distress he finally just passes out...
So what is a tired mommy to do? Lots of Wine? No... Sedation (for either me or him)? No...
So I brought a book and it has many suggestions. One suggestion is to have a schedule/routine... I cherish our freedom to come and go as we please, but the time has come to become fully immersed in this parenthood business... Especially if it means more sleep and no crying it out. So bedtime is now 8:35pm and we have a bedtime routine
In other news... Charlie is four months old!
He eats solids (rice cereal, bananas, and sweet potatoes are his favs), rolls from his belly to back, smiles and giggles. He also hold his head really well so no more bobble head baby for us! I cannot believe how fast he is growing. I want him to stay little forever because I just love cuddling him so much!
Also... We have started trying for number two... Are we crazy? Hell yes we are! But since the first one took 2+ years we figured we better get a jump on it. Eek bad word choice, but then again I am a sleep deprived mommy so please forgive me.
Finally, Happy Holidays! Charlie met Santa and for the big day, we ran between our family's homes on Christmas then went Up North to celebrate Charlie's first Christmas. He got a shit ton of toys and clothes and Santa brought Charlie a highchair for Christmas. It was awesome to finally kind of enjoy the holidays all thanks to Charlie. I am not certain of our New Year's plan, but I know Charlie will be there because I am not leaving him yet. Also, our resolution is to recycle... For the sake of Charlie's future.
Since my kid is crying I must run, but here is the most recent picture of Charlie for your viewing pleasure!
