Before I go into my baby business...
Just to prove that MiniMeaney is alive and well.
Meaney didn't believe me when I told him that I catch them cuddling in the middle of the night. I was not going to be called a liar.
In Tommy news, we've decided to tackle our crib issue with the "cry-it-out" method. The first night, he cried for two hours straight. And what I mean, is that he screamed for two hours straight. He also banged his knees against the side of the crib and attempted to choke himself with his fist.
It was breaking my fucking heart, but I stayed tough. I sat in my rocking chair, reading Killing Yourself To Live and pretended that Tommy wasn't hating me at the moment.
The second night, he cried for a little less than two hours. No knee banging this time, but he did smash his head into the bars once or twice. Me? Still tough as nails, and reading my book (which I definitely recommend by the way).
Tonight was Day 3 of "scream-it-out". But there was no screaming involved. When he was done with his boob, I said "Night Night", put him down and he crashed. Immediately.
People have said it takes a week for this method to stick. So the only conclusion I can draw from our early success is that Tommy is, indeed, brilliant. We've got a genius on our hands, I'm telling you. So no more climbing into the crib for me. Ladies and gentlemen...Tommy is a big boy!
Just to prove that MiniMeaney is alive and well.
Meaney didn't believe me when I told him that I catch them cuddling in the middle of the night. I was not going to be called a liar.
In Tommy news, we've decided to tackle our crib issue with the "cry-it-out" method. The first night, he cried for two hours straight. And what I mean, is that he screamed for two hours straight. He also banged his knees against the side of the crib and attempted to choke himself with his fist.
It was breaking my fucking heart, but I stayed tough. I sat in my rocking chair, reading Killing Yourself To Live and pretended that Tommy wasn't hating me at the moment.
The second night, he cried for a little less than two hours. No knee banging this time, but he did smash his head into the bars once or twice. Me? Still tough as nails, and reading my book (which I definitely recommend by the way).
Tonight was Day 3 of "scream-it-out". But there was no screaming involved. When he was done with his boob, I said "Night Night", put him down and he crashed. Immediately.
People have said it takes a week for this method to stick. So the only conclusion I can draw from our early success is that Tommy is, indeed, brilliant. We've got a genius on our hands, I'm telling you. So no more climbing into the crib for me. Ladies and gentlemen...Tommy is a big boy!
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and congrats on having the most amazingly smart, non screaming kid ever...
And I still can't get over Foghat. Oh how I wish you could be there.