Rayan not happy at all sitting in his buggy! This one is for week 24 Scrap it Like You Mean It, using felt. Some of the kit is from the scraproom.
Friday, 12 June 2009
Grumpy
Rayan not happy at all sitting in his buggy! This one is for week 24 Scrap it Like You Mean It, using felt. Some of the kit is from the scraproom.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
I Think Rayan Has Been Reading This, Not A Wink of Sleep Last Night!
"A Baby's Perspective on Sleep Training"
OK, here's my situation. My Mummy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, day or night. Then something happened.
Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it seems like it's pretty common after Mummies have had us for around 6 months.
Here's the thing: these Mummies don't really need to sleep. It's just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard to see your Mummy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mummies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some Mummies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mummies may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!!
If you let her STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But she really does not need the sleep, she is just resisting the change.
If you have an especially alert Mummy, you can stop crying for about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mummy once stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it. Last night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it.
BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with.
> My sleep sack tickled my foot.
> I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
> My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
> I burped, and it tasted like pears (I hadn't eaten pears since lunch - what's up with that?)
> The dog said "woof" (I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20 times a day. LOL.)
> Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the monitor in the other room.
> Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am.
You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to reset your Mummies' internal clocks.
OK, here's my situation. My Mummy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, day or night. Then something happened.
Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it seems like it's pretty common after Mummies have had us for around 6 months.
Here's the thing: these Mummies don't really need to sleep. It's just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard to see your Mummy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mummies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some Mummies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mummies may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!!
If you let her STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But she really does not need the sleep, she is just resisting the change.
If you have an especially alert Mummy, you can stop crying for about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mummy once stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it. Last night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it.
BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with.
> My sleep sack tickled my foot.
> I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
> My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
> I burped, and it tasted like pears (I hadn't eaten pears since lunch - what's up with that?)
> The dog said "woof" (I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20 times a day. LOL.)
> Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the monitor in the other room.
> Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am.
You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to reset your Mummies' internal clocks.
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Friday, 3 April 2009
Skipping and Jumping Along
Week 13 Scrap It Like You Mean It, I have skipped a few lo, I will return to them I hope. Week 13 was to scrap with stamps so my baker boy one has a bit of stamping down the end, I also used my new Tim Holtz Mask, love these, Olive showed me how to use them so a big thanks to Olive. The second Lo is Rub a Dub Dub, I was waiting to use this paper a long time now.
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Scrap Your Day 1 Year On
This is the last day of 'Scrap Your Day' a fantastic free class given by Shimelle on UKS. My friend Olive
suggested it would be a worthwhile project for me to take part in because my life was going to change a lot in the year. SHe cut the cover and pages for me and bound the book with her BIA, and off I went. It was a good idea and now I have a good record in photos of the year. I have one more entry to make and that will be completed after I finish taking photos today. I also want to decorate the inside of the cover with some reflection journalling.
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Monday, 16 March 2009
catching up
The first one is Feb's Scrap your day.
The second one is Scrap it like you mean it week 11 (scrap with fabric) I used som felt embelishments I got in the 'scraproom kit' and the second lo is week 10 (scrap a funny face) these are more smiling faces with a cute funny story behind the story. I still have to do week 8 and 9.
Friday, 20 February 2009
scrap it like you mean it
This week you had to scrap an old photo. I was recently emailed this photo of my grandparents so I was waiting for an oppertunity to scrap it. I did the doodles with the baby in one arm so they are a bit wobbely lol!
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Sunday, 8 February 2009
Cyber Crop Day 3
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What a weekend of fantastic challenges and classes from UKS and co, I really enjoyed the weekend. I thought the best ones were Ifas class, Shimelles Challenge and The Cat Among The Pigeons. Im exhausted now, scrapping and being a mammy is hard work!
Saturday, 7 February 2009
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Thursday, 5 February 2009
Monday, 2 February 2009
Hot Valentine Link
Here is a link to socalscrap who is giving away some valentine goodies, go to the link to see how you can enter for these lovely goodies
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