Hazel has been an amazing sleeper since she was like 3 months old. Good 12 hours at night no problem. Over the past year she has gradually given up her nap a few days a week and since moving to California she has started to have night terrors and wanders the house at like 3 am. It's terrible. This week she has refused to sleep in her room along with every other excuse you could think of (hungry, room is broken, monsters, thirsty, more stories, etc). It is exhausting. I spent an hour reading parenting boards today trying to find some tips and several mentioned helping her talk through her day, which gives her some time to vent and get attention before bed. They also talk about rewards of stickers on a chart or small things of they make it all night in their own bed or letting them help pick the plan. So far we have talked it out, she thought of a nice pink monster friend that can scare the mean ones away, and she gets an outing with Brandon to the McDonald's play place if she stays in her room all night. I'll get back to you with how it goes...
On a separate happy note, Des slep try rudely through the night for the first time I can remember, like a full 8-8. Making it from 8-5, bottle, then back til 7:30 was really normal, but I couldn't always go back to sleep. If he keeps this up I will be ecstatic! Hazel Slept at night so much better than he does, but he naps better. Oh well, I guess it changes with each kid.
This pic is from a daddy daughter ride on her birthday back in December, a place here gives an unlimited 4 hour pass on your birthday, awesome!
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