Archive for May, 2007
Forest’s Ferberizing- help from twin parents
The night started out well. Both boys asleep in their own cribs and it only took about 15 minutes for them to fall asleep. However at the 45 minute transition and subsequent wakefulness, they proceed to go back and forth crying and keeping each other awake for an hour until I finally caved [...]
This Sh*t works!
I don’t think that “crying it out” is always the best or only solution, but for Logan, it has been a godsend! Last night was the 3rd night and we had hardly a peep when he was put down nor when he would waken during his sleep cycles. I am amazed at what [...]
Toes
Forest has been trying to eat his toes. Seriously one of the funniest things ever.
It’s all about toes these days as he lays on his back and curls up into a rollie pollie. The doc thought he’d roll over after Logan did but based on what I’ve seen this week with the toe [...]
Brother Time
Brother Time has taken on a whole new meaning these days. Once it meant both boys laying side by side in the crib watching the mobile and kicking. Now it means that every time they are layed together side by side and left alone, they start babbeling at each other! The cuteness [...]
Liberation
I am swept away with feelings of LIBERATION (Pet Shop Boys plays in the background of my mind)! The ability to put a baby down for a nap and know that he will drift off and stay asleep for 30 minutes to 2 hours - what a gift! Logan has not cried for [...]
Birthday
Last Friday, April 27th, was my 34rd birthday. Several months ago I had seen an advertisment that the Broadway Musical “Mama Mia” was coming to Austin that weekend so Brad bought us tickets as my birthday gift. Dusty agreed to watch the boys that night and a date was born. I wasn’t [...]
crying it out
Sometimes I have moments of clarity among my moments of uncertainty regarding the boys. I’m a huge researcher and am constantly trying to figure out how to “do this” parent thing. I am one of those people that wants an instruction booklet. So every now and then I know instinctually that it’s [...]
