Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Rather Impressed
Some of you might not know that I quite enjoy sewing. I wouldn't classify myself as a really good sewer, but I do know a little bit. There are TONS of projects I've started and just haven't finished. Mostly because it doesn't turn out the way I was planning and I just got to mad and frustrated to finish. Recently I have taken on the project of making a dress for Malin and 2 of Neechels future nieces for her wedding. I was pretty scared cause I didnt have a pattern, I just kinda made one up. Do you know how hard it is to find a pattern for a little girl, IMPOSSIBLE!!! Anyways, I got the idea for the bodice of the dress from one of her dresses, and the skirt from my niece Laurens skirt. I have to admit I'm rather proud of myself. It turned out relatively good. I'm going to change just the tiniest bit for the next 2 but all in all I'm pleased!! Let me know what you think of it!!! Don't mind the slobber on the dress, Malin is drooling like CRAZY!!!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Give away!
BEST give away ever!!! pretty sure i havent wanted something free like ive wanted this before!!!!! http://www.mandybakerblog.com/?p=716 check it out!!!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Is it really THAT bad?
Well Lately I've been trying to sleep train the stinker. I dont really follow everything I'm suppose to do, but I do most of it. The book I'm reading advises not to fully sleep train till they're 6 months, and the stinker is only 4.
Malin is for the most part very good at sleeping, has been since she was born. When I see that Malin is sleepy i stick her on her blanket, give her a kiss, pop the soother in her mouth and cover her with the blanket. On the way to her room I'll pat her butt and shush her then I stick her right down into her crib. She cuddles up the the side of her little nest I made her, makes her sleepy noises for a couple minutes, and goes to sleep. On a few occasions I wait too long to put her to sleep and I'll have to rock her for about all of 30 seconds till she decides she really is sleepy. And when I've been a really bad mom and have totally neglected the fact that she needs naps, she screams her head off for anywhere from a couple minutes to 20 min. Then she'll just suddenly pass out. So all in all shes a good sleeper but. At night the only time she wakes up is if she needs her soother or is hungry. If the soother doesnt work I know shes hungry. After she gets what she wants she goes right back to sleep.
Now let me explain the "is it really that bad" question. Some nights... starting to be most nights, when I put Malin down for the night to go to sleep for good, she goes down fine but wakes up an hour and half later (cuz she knows she doesn't get out of her crib till shes slept at least that long for her naps) and think its time to get up. And sometimes during her nap she'll either sleep the whole hour and half, or wake up 45 min in. When she wakes up early she cant fall back asleep. I have to get her out and rock her. Most times I only have to rock for a couple minutes and shes good to finish the rest of her nap. At bed time it takes a little more convincing that its bed time and not the end of her nap. So heres my question, is it REALLY that bad to rock her to sleep when she wakes up when shes going to bed so good. I know the reason she probably cant fall back to sleep on her own is cuz I'm rocking her back to bed, but I like it to much. She only snuggles when shes sleepy, sick, or traumatized. Sometimes she falls asleep and I just keep holding her for a while longer. Or when she wakes up during one of her naps when I'm taking a nap I'll just bring her into bed with me which I LOVE. When she sleeps with me she doesn't even suck on her soother she spits it out and just snuggles with me! I love it. I know I should teach her to fall asleep on her own... but she is only almost 4 months in a week. Is it really that bad... I say no, but I'm the one getting snuggles from the cutest little girl ever.
She use to be able to go 6-8 hours with out eating during the night but lately its only 4 hrs, so I'm thinking shes getting more hungry. So we decided to start her on Rice cereal haha. Shes not to sure what to make of it. We've hardly fed her any and not everyday but heres some pictures of the first event.
Shes getting so big!!! Shes starting to put her knees under her belly and wanting to move. Shes starting to kinda sit on her own. She can sit on her own for about 10 - 15 seconds then tries to reach for something and falls over... and she cant quite sit with her back straight... or I think she just doesnt want to.
Malin is for the most part very good at sleeping, has been since she was born. When I see that Malin is sleepy i stick her on her blanket, give her a kiss, pop the soother in her mouth and cover her with the blanket. On the way to her room I'll pat her butt and shush her then I stick her right down into her crib. She cuddles up the the side of her little nest I made her, makes her sleepy noises for a couple minutes, and goes to sleep. On a few occasions I wait too long to put her to sleep and I'll have to rock her for about all of 30 seconds till she decides she really is sleepy. And when I've been a really bad mom and have totally neglected the fact that she needs naps, she screams her head off for anywhere from a couple minutes to 20 min. Then she'll just suddenly pass out. So all in all shes a good sleeper but. At night the only time she wakes up is if she needs her soother or is hungry. If the soother doesnt work I know shes hungry. After she gets what she wants she goes right back to sleep.
Now let me explain the "is it really that bad" question. Some nights... starting to be most nights, when I put Malin down for the night to go to sleep for good, she goes down fine but wakes up an hour and half later (cuz she knows she doesn't get out of her crib till shes slept at least that long for her naps) and think its time to get up. And sometimes during her nap she'll either sleep the whole hour and half, or wake up 45 min in. When she wakes up early she cant fall back asleep. I have to get her out and rock her. Most times I only have to rock for a couple minutes and shes good to finish the rest of her nap. At bed time it takes a little more convincing that its bed time and not the end of her nap. So heres my question, is it REALLY that bad to rock her to sleep when she wakes up when shes going to bed so good. I know the reason she probably cant fall back to sleep on her own is cuz I'm rocking her back to bed, but I like it to much. She only snuggles when shes sleepy, sick, or traumatized. Sometimes she falls asleep and I just keep holding her for a while longer. Or when she wakes up during one of her naps when I'm taking a nap I'll just bring her into bed with me which I LOVE. When she sleeps with me she doesn't even suck on her soother she spits it out and just snuggles with me! I love it. I know I should teach her to fall asleep on her own... but she is only almost 4 months in a week. Is it really that bad... I say no, but I'm the one getting snuggles from the cutest little girl ever.
She use to be able to go 6-8 hours with out eating during the night but lately its only 4 hrs, so I'm thinking shes getting more hungry. So we decided to start her on Rice cereal haha. Shes not to sure what to make of it. We've hardly fed her any and not everyday but heres some pictures of the first event.
Shes getting so big!!! Shes starting to put her knees under her belly and wanting to move. Shes starting to kinda sit on her own. She can sit on her own for about 10 - 15 seconds then tries to reach for something and falls over... and she cant quite sit with her back straight... or I think she just doesnt want to.
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