Sleep Deprived and Thrilled
The house mini-remodel is just getting under way now that I'm nearly done getting bids. My living room is now Devine Sangria http://blog.devinecolor.com/article/19/fear-red-not Oooo it's so lovely.
Tomorrow the entryway and hallways get Devine Spice and Hazelnut. Ironic since I'm allergic to hazelnuts. Hopefully, the paint won't be fatal.
Finn has managed to stay out of the paint and very happy despite a cough that is sticking around. He woke up a bunch with it last night. I took him into the bathroom and ran the shower to calm down his chest, but all it did was wake him up and then I couldn't get him back to sleep. I'm exhausted. He went to bed early and this is the fourth day of not napping. I'm really torn about what to do, but I'm so tired of fighting to get him to sleep and I don't want to sleep train him.
A friend recommended Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0449004023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208319166&sr=8-1 I read most of it today while I was working out and the author had some very good points about the importance of sleep, it's affect on a child's learning and well-being and information about the distinctiveness of daytime sleep.
That said I wanted to punch him in the throat the further I read on and not just because I have PMS. Excuse me, but I'm not "avoiding dealing" with my child's waking habits by "blaming it on the typicals" such as teething. It just may be that I'm not weak and not wanting to be inconvenienced by waiting for him to cry it out, but rather that it just feels inherently wrong. Moreover, he states later in the book that one could continue to deal with their child's sleep waking until they are older and finally sleeping through the night, but then the parent has paid the cost. What cost is that? The cost and inconvenience of having a child? UGH! He also blamed all temperament issues on poor sleep and that seems like any lay person could rebuke such a statement. His black and white thinking really put me off and his aggressive statements about the reader's need to prioritize their kids sleep seems odd to me. Didn't I check out this book about sleep and children from the library? Do I really need him to tell me that shopping is not as fun with a cranky toddler as a well rested toddler? And by the way, who the frick is shopping with their toddler unless it's at warp speed at the grocery store?
The only two useful points I took from the book is that I do need to get Finn's adenoids looked at again because of his recurring illnesses and continued snoring. Secondly, it served to more firmly plant me in my belief that I do not need to stay up all night returning my child to his bed and letting him scream to help him learn to sleep. Maybe I'm defensive and I will be proved wrong in the end. I respect people who have done it and I envy those for who it has worked, but it's just not going to happen with Finn and me. He won't put himself to sleep after an hour of crying and I will never survive that hour or the aftermath. End of story.
Tomorrow the entryway and hallways get Devine Spice and Hazelnut. Ironic since I'm allergic to hazelnuts. Hopefully, the paint won't be fatal.
Finn has managed to stay out of the paint and very happy despite a cough that is sticking around. He woke up a bunch with it last night. I took him into the bathroom and ran the shower to calm down his chest, but all it did was wake him up and then I couldn't get him back to sleep. I'm exhausted. He went to bed early and this is the fourth day of not napping. I'm really torn about what to do, but I'm so tired of fighting to get him to sleep and I don't want to sleep train him.
A friend recommended Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0449004023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208319166&sr=8-1 I read most of it today while I was working out and the author had some very good points about the importance of sleep, it's affect on a child's learning and well-being and information about the distinctiveness of daytime sleep.
That said I wanted to punch him in the throat the further I read on and not just because I have PMS. Excuse me, but I'm not "avoiding dealing" with my child's waking habits by "blaming it on the typicals" such as teething. It just may be that I'm not weak and not wanting to be inconvenienced by waiting for him to cry it out, but rather that it just feels inherently wrong. Moreover, he states later in the book that one could continue to deal with their child's sleep waking until they are older and finally sleeping through the night, but then the parent has paid the cost. What cost is that? The cost and inconvenience of having a child? UGH! He also blamed all temperament issues on poor sleep and that seems like any lay person could rebuke such a statement. His black and white thinking really put me off and his aggressive statements about the reader's need to prioritize their kids sleep seems odd to me. Didn't I check out this book about sleep and children from the library? Do I really need him to tell me that shopping is not as fun with a cranky toddler as a well rested toddler? And by the way, who the frick is shopping with their toddler unless it's at warp speed at the grocery store?
The only two useful points I took from the book is that I do need to get Finn's adenoids looked at again because of his recurring illnesses and continued snoring. Secondly, it served to more firmly plant me in my belief that I do not need to stay up all night returning my child to his bed and letting him scream to help him learn to sleep. Maybe I'm defensive and I will be proved wrong in the end. I respect people who have done it and I envy those for who it has worked, but it's just not going to happen with Finn and me. He won't put himself to sleep after an hour of crying and I will never survive that hour or the aftermath. End of story.