Sleep Training

Jeremiah and I recently had some "alone" time in the evening after putting both boys to bed in THEIR beds and we were kinda sad. The kids are definitely busy, loud, and demanding, but the quietness was new and we weren't used to it. So, what did we do? Yep, candlelight dinner, snuggled up against each other, kissed, danced, laughed...NOT...all we did was talk about the kids!! Hahaha...we're currently sleep training both boys and there were LOTS of crying. It was a hard night, but we WON at the end. Both boys finally soothed themselves to sleep. It's going to be tough for the next few weeks, but we are determined to help our kids develop good sleeping habits before Emma comes. This came with some help with a friend of mine, Mary, who is also sleep training her daughter. I've battled this for so long and am so happy to have found someone who can share ideas, give advice, and relate to what I'm going through. Mary was sweet and shared a book that she's reading to help set up a program for her daughter. It's, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth, M.D. I have to say that I am enjoying the book. It has eliminated a lot of my fears of the emotional, physical, and psychological effects of letting kids cry themselves to sleep. We'll keep you updated.

Below are some random pictures taken throughout the week. During our conversation, we realized how much Taylor has adapted to Jacob and vice versa. It is fun seeing them play with each other. Taylor definitely admires his older brother and wants to do everything that he does and wants everything that he has. The first picture shows Taylor with Jacob's lunch bag. Jacob was taking a bath and when Taylor spotted the bag, he dashed for it and carried it everywhere. He's so adorable.

Here, Jacob is baking cookies with me while Taylor is napping. HEB had these Valentine sugar cookies on sale for $0.25 and we bought two. It was fun. Between the both of us, we finished probably two-thirds of it.