Teething update: last week I felt a tiny tooth poking out...
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I've been feeling under the weather the past few days — hence the lack of quality posts. I have read often that one of the biggest downsides of being a SAHM is that you do not get sick days. However, in my case, I have been very fortunate to have family who are giving me a hand. Yesterday, my little sister Suzy (well, she's not so little — she's 28 years old!) came over and cooked not one, not two, but THREE delicious dishes and stocked our fridge to the brim. And I must admit that Claire is really starting to warm up to her eemo ("aunt" in Korean). Even just a couple of weeks ago she would cry whenever Suzy...
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As promised, here is my follow-up post to Sleep Training Progress. Before continuing to read, please be advised that in no way am I a sleep expert, and that you should always do your own research and make an educated decision based on your baby and your family's unique and specific needs. This post only outlines what I have found useful, and which methods worked best for us. Why sleep train? Sleep training is certainly not for every family, and not every baby needs it. The reasons we decided to sleep train are: Ever since Claire hit her 4-month wakeful period, her sleeping habits became horrible. She was waking up 5x a night and would nap for only 30-40 minutes at a time....
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A couple of weeks ago, we had some friends come visit with their (almost) 2-year-old girl. As the men engaged in their own conversation, the fellow mom turned to me to ask how I was adjusting to life with Claire. "Things were rough in the beginning, but it's certainly getting better. It's amazing how much your life changes once you have a baby. Even taking a dump has become a timed sport." Don't ask me why I used my dookie as an example. I guess that's just the way my mind works. I heart Randy Marsh. I am continually telling J that he must act exactly like him when our kids get older. "I've almost trained my body to only do #2's in...
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It has now been exactly one week since we started sleep-training Claire. Although we haven't made any miraculous changes to her sleeping habits, her sleeping has certainly gotten better. Starting Friday, she has started to take at least 1+ hour nap per day and only protests napping in her crib about 20% of the time. This is a remarkable improvement from only napping 30 minutes at a time and flat-out refusing to sleep in the crib during the day (she would only nap in her swing). Her nighttime sleep continues to stay consistent with about 3 wakings per night. Since she is almost 5 months old (21 weeks this Thursday), I have been told that we can start to try for 2...
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