Desperately Seeking Sleep

The Small One, who may very well be known from here on out as The Sleepless Monkey-Tyrant, is creating havoc with my sanity.

I am not capable of staying sane with little to no sleep.

And, the child's average bedtime these days is 1 a.m.

Exaggerate I do not.

I am desperate for your help.

How do you get your little one's to sleep?

I am not expecting her, at nine months, to sleep through the night.

I don't mind a night nursing or two- in fact, I enjoy the closeness and the cuddling.

I just want to know how to put her to sleep.

Once she does go down, she usually stays that way (at night anyway- daytime naps are a whole 'nother thing) for a couple of hours.

What is your bedtime routine?  What works for your children?

Our "usuals" (rocking, nursing, singing, patting, etc.) aren't working anymore.

It was literally a two-hour plus fight tonight- involving a kicking, bucking, crying, refusing to be rocked, nursed, shushed, sung to, or patted baby.

Sigh.....

Dear Lord, give me strength.

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How to Calm the Baby

Give the baby to Daddy so Mommy can take a shower, and she may become upset.

VERY upset.

Have Daddy change the baby's diaper to appease her.

Baby may become very happy and talkative for the duration of the nakedness that ensues.

Until it's time for the jammies.

Baby does not like wearing clothes.

And still wants her Mommy.
(Who is enjoying the first "alone" time she's had all day... in the shower.)

Finally, Daddy hits upon the solution to all of baby's problems!

Lay baby on bed.

Whip out that handy-dandy fancy new cell phone.

Find as many downloads of Blues Traveler as possible.

Crank it up.

Lay cell phone near baby on bed.

Watch as baby suddenly becomes calm, acting as if she has not a care in the world.

Let Mommy finish her shower.

And, all is again right with the world.

Because I Just Can't Help It!

I know she's mine, and I'm totally biased, but she's just SO darn cute!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Baby Pictures!

We Interupt This Program For... A Quick Fashion Note

I must find a pattern to make this hat.

(Thank you, Pioneer Woman, for sharing it with the world!)

Also, there is a very elusive Sock Monkey Wool "Longies" pattern out there somewhere on the net.

Let it be known, I will find you!

What Have We Been Up To?

Having a baby! :)

Meet Regan Kail,

born at 6:26 p.m., Sunday, October 11th.

5 pounds 13 1/2 ounces, 19 1/2 inches long.

8 Months

Our Room: Update 3

Koa, tentatively checking to see what all the ruckus is about.


What's now left of the closet (we're going to put a full-sized door and doorway in here. Yay! The old one was so tiny!).

Look what we found!
Safely stuffed away inside the closet wall, from 1942...

And, the rest of the room- above...

and below...

Yay! Isn't progress beautiful!

:D

WIP Wednesday: Our/ the Baby's Bedroom,... and I'm Crazy

"Work in Progress" Wednesday applies to any work in progress, right?

I thought as much!

;)

So, since I feel like we've been running around like chickens with no heads since last week's WIP, my WIP for this week is our/ the baby's room!

We have made great progress, actually.
(Well, considering my energy level has plummeted since the 8th month started, and since most of what was accumulating in said room needed a great deal of sorting through, and since we had to first organize the basement enough to get said "stuff" moved down there...)

So, here are the latest update pics- we're hoping that tonight, after bible study, we'll be able to get the huge, fire-proof filing cabinet and the bed moved out, as well as finish getting the rest of the small "stuff" (that has been breeding and multiplying in the depths of said room's closet!!!) put away (or thrown away- whichever works!).

So, without further ado, here 'tis:

And, "Where," you may ask, "did the 'office' that previously occupied this room go?"

Well, to the basement, of course!

(What, not everyone has a basement office?!)

While my flame sputtered and died (died cold, I might add) at 11 pm last night, hubby's was still going strong.

And what did the wonderful man go and do?

Moved all of the office furniture (desks, chairs, etc.), plus computer and all 4 Rubbermaid totes of misc. office "stuff" to the basement, and proceeded to put it all together into a very nicely workable space!!!

Behold!...
(Just please pardon the vacuums and cluttered couch- we're working on it people!)

All by his 'lil 'ol self!

*Sigh!... Oh what a wonderful, wonderful man!

:D

It certainly was a welcome surprise to wake up to a kitchen that didn't hold any Rubbermaids ready to explode with "stuff" this morning.

I was giddy, I tell you, purely giddy.

;)

And, in further developments, yes, I am a crazy person.

Certifiably.

Why?
(Ha! As if those of you who know me well actually asked why- you just grinned and agreed right along with me, I know you did!!!)

Well, because my brain is going a million miles an hour with WIPs to come- WIPs that I'm sure I'll not get to (maybe, with luck, I'll get to a few of them?) until well into this time next year.

Like various knitting projects, for example.

With the weather getting cooler, convention coming, and FALL beginning to stir in the air my knitting "itch" is starting again.

Sadly, the knitting pretty much got dumped into the yarn trunk over the summer (and spring?).

I just wasn't in the mood- or was far too nauseous to focus on it.

But now, I'm feeling the urge begin to stir- like some of these mamas.

My problem is that, at the moment, I have no time.

I have the desire, to knit, to sew, to blog, to get a start on handmade Christmas gifts, to... to... do lots of stuff!

But no time.

I actually caught myself thinking, "Well, that's okay, I'll have six weeks off after the baby's born..."

HA!
(It's okay, you can laugh at me too.)

I'm not really crazy, I know those six weeks will fly by in no time- and that I probably won't get a single thing accomplished during that time other than learn to nurse and "mother" my baby.

But, (sigh) you can't blame a girl for the desire, right?

Anyway, here's some of what's on my "To Read/ Do" list:




As well as the handmade Christmas presents I have in mind from this site, and this site.

And this project.

And, on a sort of unrelated note, may I just say that I love DwellStudio's baby stuff.

I wish Target had more, more, more of it!!!