Sunday, November 22, 2009

Stuff

I have a few minutes because both of my guys are in the bed. After recovering from the stomach flu, Noah had a great week last week. This morning, though, he woke up and was very congested. He's coughing, has a runny nose, fever, ears are draining...the works. Jacob was really sick with a horrible cold on Thursday and Friday. He seemed to be feeling better yesterday, but he's back down tonight.

So I realized this week that people in our area seem to have forgotten about a significant holiday between Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving and Independence Day have always been my favorite holidays. It breaks my heart to see so many people forgetting about Thanksgiving and moving straight to Christmas. Our family tradition has always been to decorate for Christmas the day after Turkey Day. That way the true meaning of T-giving isn't lost in the lights and decorations.

I've been trying for a while now to establish a good daily routine for Noah. I read in several books and was told by our pediatrician that 9-month-old should get around 12 hours of sleep at night and take 2 1.5-2 hour naps during the day. Noah had been sleeping through the night, but he was only sleeping 8-9 hours. He hasn't slept through the night in 2 weeks. He's up around 2 AM just crying and then is up again around 5 AM. This is throwing our daily routine off... Any suggestions?

1 comment:

  1. as mean as it may seem - if he crys and you run to him he will do it everytime...let him cry at 2. you can go get him in a while if he does not go back to sleep and let it go on a little longer each night

    also if you keep it really bright during the day tv on lights on windows open, etc. and then at night (bedtime) make his room really dark no night lights, etc. that way he can learn the difference b/w night and day...

    okay that is all i have....good luck!!!

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