• Sep. 2, 2007
Oh, Baby, the places You'll GO!!!!
Dear daughter, (who is 6 mos old and travels in her sleep without her knowing about it)
Oh my poor,poor baby.This book should be a comfort to you as we read it together. Knowing that you, yes you, are not the only one who travels so far and wide. I try to be a good mother to you. I try to give you the best I know how. But I also know that I make some mistakes. Please forgive me for these, and let us go on from here as we graduate you to the crib. Surely now, no harm can come to you! Your loving mother, Kristel
We have a.... ummm...rather unconventional way of putting our 6 month old to bed. Before I tell you about it, I should explain that she does not know what a crib looks like yet. She has one, but she has never seen the inside of it. It has been leaning in pieces against the side of the girls' room as an eyesore for months now. It moved with us to NC and then back again without being used before she was born. Hence, the hardware for it could not be found when we TRIED to set it up for her. SO, this is her routine:
morning naptime: Graco playpen nap in master bedroom
afternoon naptime: Graco playpen nap in master bedroom
early evening naptime: Graco playpen nap in master bedroom
evening bedtime: STEP #1-gracefully put baby in Graco playpen in master bedroom for the night, um, actually for only part of the night. STEP#2-When mom comes to bed, baby is now advanced to the Arm's Reach co-sleeper next to mom on the side of the bed, so mom doesn't have to go too far in mom's half-awake state. STEP#3-When baby wakes up in the wee hours of the morning, she travels once again, next to mom (middle of bed) to nurse. This is the routine every night. That is of course UNTIL this Friday when yet one more event happened without mom's OR baby's knowledge. A step that will never happen again to the best of everyone's ability!!! This event all started with a little stomach ache. No, not baby's, but son #1. (big brother) Son #1 had a terrible stomach ache so daddy had to sleep downstairs next to Son#1 in order to comfort him. Well, because daddy was NOT on the other side of the master bed, acting as a barrier on the edge of the bed when baby was on Step #3, (ie: protecting baby from the floor), it all started with a "clunk, cluck". Baby had rolled OFF the bed much to the shock of the horrified parents. Mommy RACED over and comforted her poor traveler in unified speed as baby's white-faced father coming up the stairs as if his pants were on fire. All seemed to be okay after a brief crying session of 15 seconds. Peace again as baby goes back into STEP #3 after the parents put a nice long bed rail on the side of the bed and check to make sure that she is okay. All is at rest as mommy assumes daddy is going back down the stairs to his post with son #1. Mommy wakes again at another "clunk". Not one clunk, but a series of weak sounding clunks coming from the garage . The time is 2:30am. At 4:40am, daddy comes up the stairs and shares the fact that he has procured the long lost hardware for the crib and all is in place and set up in the girls room. Mommy celebrates with a half-asleep cheer and daddy and mommy can now remove Step #1, 2,3, and unfortunate event #4. Baby can now end her midnight travels and retire to STEP #5- Sleeping in her own crib in peace-that is of course, until big sister wakes her up-three feet away from her....that might be another whole story....
What a terrible night we had. Thank the LORD that Sean found the hardware after a quick desperate prayer in the garage and set the crib all up! We feel like TERRIBLE parents, but I have heard from other moms, that this happens more often than not. (babies rolling off beds) You would think that this would have happened with the other four kids, but I guess I just escaped it all this time.
In the next couple days, I will post pics of her new crib! :) Kristel
Comments
• Sep. 3, 2007
Go, Julie, Go!
Posted by SuzyScribbles
I anxiously await the next chapter in the "Julie's Journey" series. Or perhaps the next chapter will be titled, "Ellie's Escape" as big sister (age 2) learns to unzip the net over her crib and join Julie for further adventures.
Love,
Mom
• Sep. 11, 2007
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Posted by sahmto4orMore
Oh, i had a good laugh over this post! It all sounded so familiar somehow.
I did set up our crib today, though. At least two of mine have rolled off the bed at some point. They seem like normal children years later.
Let us know how it goes with the baby in the room with big sister. This will be our first time to have a wee one share a room with a toddler and i'm a bit anxious about that.
