tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post9056486813081278759..comments2014-12-11T08:57:16.065-07:00Comments on What Does Two Lines Mean?: Ophelia Is Learning...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-56432938000060162682013-01-09T09:30:39.816-07:002013-01-09T09:30:39.816-07:00Thanks for the advice! I think putting Kiyomi dow...Thanks for the advice! I think putting Kiyomi down earlier is helping...but would you believe she has started to stifle her yawns?! Haha, it's like she knows that triggers the naptime routine, and she doesn't want to nap!<br /><br />I can't believe O slept TWELVE HOURS! That's amazing! :) What a blessing to have a good sleeper. You're doing a great job! :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542064217126074892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-62667268496372094772013-01-04T04:31:07.418-07:002013-01-04T04:31:07.418-07:00Cannot believe Spain is only three weeks away! Exc...Cannot believe Spain is only three weeks away! Excited!!!Tarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566863438789112227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-49155395243472412062013-01-04T04:30:35.536-07:002013-01-04T04:30:35.536-07:00Vanessa, you are smart and experienced and Blaise ...Vanessa, you are smart and experienced and Blaise is lucky to have you. Tarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566863438789112227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-24684836944649093022013-01-04T04:08:08.096-07:002013-01-04T04:08:08.096-07:00The other thing I forgot to mention is that they c...The other thing I forgot to mention is that they change often in their need for sleep. We found we would just get used to Sebby napping at a certain time then he would be ale to stay awake longer. It is still like this with him....Lowe had a realisation last week that he can no longer nap at all otherwise he will be up half the night, the change just happened so fast (he went from sleeping 2 hours to not being able to nap at all!).<br /><br />You will get this! You are a great mom.Tarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566863438789112227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-5570688679618602572013-01-04T04:03:22.578-07:002013-01-04T04:03:22.578-07:00I have found it far easier the second time around ...I have found it far easier the second time around because I can identify the cries and tired signs a lot easier. I now don't feel so bad when Opelia cries when going to sleep if I hear it is a frustrated or tired cry (of course she is frustrated because she is learning a new skill and it's hard work!). I also know when she starts escalating, it will begin to taper off and she will drop off to sleep. I think I am a better observer now and have a better perspective on it all. Anyways, all that to say I think it just takes practice and getting to know your babies. One key I would say for these younger babes especially is making sure that one y see the first tired signs, you put them in to bed ASAP cause they get overtired so so fast. That can make the difference between gong down quickly or fussing for a long while. I think Opphelia is more straightforward than Sebby so that makes it easier. With him, he ha eczema so I was worried that he was itchy or if he cried too much he would begin to get itchy. His eczema would flare due to food So I would wonder if he was upset because his stomach also hurt. Things were more complicated with him. Self soothing was a skill he had to work really hard at mastering and he took months to get it. Sometimes it just takes time but it is hard to watch them struggle so much.Tarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566863438789112227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-87231699270615372732013-01-04T01:38:08.772-07:002013-01-04T01:38:08.772-07:00Oh I'm so glad for you that you've got an ...Oh I'm so glad for you that you've got an easier sleeper after all that you've been through with Sebby.<br />I, however, have a child who is my hardest/fussiest yet. Oh Blaise. He is giving us a run for our money, that's for sure. And essentially shutting the door on any other biological siblings for him. :p <br />Can't wait to meet Ophelia and hang out with you guys in 3 weeks!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875834913316556128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861417488140863356.post-77954748494321765752013-01-03T21:19:12.460-07:002013-01-03T21:19:12.460-07:00I decided to help Kiyomi learn to self-soothe when...I decided to help Kiyomi learn to self-soothe when she was around 3 months, too, using a semi-Baby Whisperer strategy. Now, she can go down in a few minutes...or sometimes she still fusses for up to half an hour. Am I reading the tired signs wrong? I've been wondering if there's something I can do differently so she can go down consistently in a few minutes. Let me know how it goes with O, and if you have any advice!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542064217126074892noreply@blogger.com