Tue 29 Apr 2008
What is it About Bed?
Posted by Liza under Personal, The Real Live Boy
Noah seems to be going through a bad relationship with his bed. Not only has he been popping out of it on a frequent basis in the evening after bedtime and crying like he’s being tortured when we declare “bedtime” or “naptime,” but he’s perfectly willing to curl up and “sleep” on the couch with me. Or on the mattress next to his bed. Sometimes even on the floor.
This morning, I woke up to find him snoring on the floor in front of the gate at his bedroom door.
Incidentally, while the whole broken arm and split lip thing take their toll on parental confidence, seeing your child prostrate on the floor in the “I came looking for you, Mommy, and you weren’t there” position has a uniquely heart-wrenching impact on one’s sense of parenting ability.
Has he been there for the last 6 hours? Or only the last 1? I have no idea.
Fruit & Veg Count, 4/28: 1/2 of a large banana, 3/4 cup of carrots.
April 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Hi Liza. Greetings from DC! Sounds like you and Jill have been having quiet a time with Noah and bedtime. So he loves coffee yogurt huh? Maybe you two could try and make a big batch? What is it a quart size? Do you think he’d not be too finicky if he got to create it? How would one make coffee yogurt? There I go again. Big on ideas. Not so big on the execution. Thank goodness for Susanne! We saw Aleck and Stacy and Amanda recently and everyone says hello! -Monica (and Su and Danny)
April 29th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Does he have to sleep in his bed? If he’s content to sleep next to it, that sounds like a win-win: He gets sleep, and you get him to sleep without trauma.