Since Jaidas 1st birthday we have made big changes to her life and what shes used to. At about 3-4 months Jaida started waking up almost every hour during the night, and we both got into the habit of sleeping together. I made a mental note that I will make her sleep in her own room once she turns one. I didn't realize how hard this was going to be on me! Even though at first, Jaida would just cry and cry and scream on top of her lungs, deep inside, I felt worse! Every night after I left her room, I'd kneel and pray to Heavenly Father and beg him to comfort her so that she wouldn't feel alone and neglected. It's been about week since we started this new bed time routine, and it is so much better. I'm so proud of Jaida and how quickly she adapted to sleeping alone. Last night she didn't cry, only wined for about 15 minutes, then she was fast asleep. I'm so thankful to my heavenly father for giving me the strength and comfort that both Jaida and I needed to reach this next step in development. I couldn't have done it without him and his unconditional love for me.
Referring to "change," the day after her one year check up, we not only started this "Ferber method" of falling asleep alone and awake, we immediately took her off formula and switched to milk, she no longer is on a bottles, only sippy cups, and she doesn't need a bottle or a sippy cup to help her fall asleep. On top of all that, shes been sick through he whole process. Im soooo proud of her and how well she has adapted and accepted the new changes... Now if only I can accept the fact that these things have really happened and that my little baby isn't so little anymore...
I love you Jaida, thank you so much for this wonderful year and the privledge that I have to enjoy your smiles, laughs,hugs, kisses, and poops! Thank you for constantly blessing me and daddy with your unconditional love....
4 comments:
Aww Jaida is so cute. I'm so proud of you Tala for weaning her off the bottle and out of your bed. I still have Gabby sleeping with me. I don't know, but I let all my kids sleep with me til they were 3 or Sol got sick of it..lol! It does take so much strength and consistancy to overcome change. Congrats to Jaida and to you and Kel for being such good parents!! Love ya both.
thanks cia, but I wouldn't call it weaning her off...i just stopped it completely all at once, exactly what the doc told me NOT to do. lol, I wasn't excepting to do it that way, but Jaida handled it so well. I do miss jaida in my bed though, who knows, she might find away for me to get back in bed with her. LOL... Im glad that I did it for awhile though... made us closer! LOL, you guys have a king bed... a queen isnt even big enough for Kel, let alone me and Jaida..hahha
Awww, that's so hard. I have a hard time letting Toa squirm around and cry in his crib too and I'm always suckered into letting him back in bed with us...lol.. Good job Momma
Yay! I found you back! Good job with the sleeping thing. We put Haleigh in a toddler bed and she would "sneak" into our bed and we would just wake up and there she was! So it lasted til kindergarten when we told her she couldn't go to school unless she slept in her own bed... she was old enough to understand and she wanted to be big like Michael so it worked! So Mya will probably just be in her crib til kindergarten!! We're terrible and STILL let her have a bottle. Don't tell.
See ya 'round.
P.S. we play my sisters team again on Thursday... bring your game
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