My little man is spoiled rotten, and by non other than his Mommy! At first it was so sweet that he wanted me all the time, and I soaked it all in. Now, I'm starting to worry that I'm going to have the child that SCREAMS every time I drop him off in the church nursery! We're not to that point yet. In fact, every Sunday they always tell me how sweet he is! Which he is, don't get me wrong. I love every minute with this little guy! So, what is the problem? Well, there are two. The first being...when I leave a room he screams and when I come back he laughs. He does this sometimes with Wayne, but more often with me. At first it was funny, but I'm starting to worry about what I mentioned earlier. I really do not want to be the couple that people dread dropping their baby off! And to the main problem....he has slept through the night for the last several months (I can't believe he will be 6 months old Monday!), and now all of a sudden he wakes up screaming in the middle of the night. There is literally nothing wrong with him. He just doesn't want to be by himself, and he knows his Mommy will come and get him! This has been going on consistently for about 3 weeks. At first I thought it was because he was sick, but now I think it's pure habit. He will scream until I go in there, and as soon as I pick him up he starts going back to sleep. So, for the last 3 weeks I spend half of the night in the bed with my husband and half of the night on the recliner with my baby (we still haven't put him in the bed with us)! This morning, when Wayne was getting ready to leave, he walked in the living room, and I said, "Is this not the sweetest thing?" as I was laying with Jacob. His response was this, "It is the sweetest thing. During the day, I want to snuggle with him as much as I can, but at 3 AM I want to snuggle with you!" I thought that was pretty funny, but true. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS SOME OTHER WAY BESIDES LETTING HIM CRY!!! I have the hardest time with this. I have tried the last few nights to see how long he would go, and I literally think he would scream all night long!
*For those of you who do not have children, ALL of this is completely worth it! As sickening as it might sound, I love snuggling with him at 3 AM. I just don't think it's the best thing for him.*
Now, for a quick side note. I'M OBSESSED WITH DAVE RAMSEY'S THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER! I started reading it this week, after the boys are in bed (I've had NO sleep), because that's the only time I can find to read! Wayne and I have VERY little debt, but after reading this book, Dave inspires me to pay off our mortgage. I'm sure if there was a way to do it in a year, he would know about it and I would be doing it! If you haven't read this book, I recommend it greatly! After reading this, you'll be inspired to be a millionaire when you retire just from saving and investing correctly! And who ever wants another car payment? NOT ME! If you haven't read this, it is a MUST read!
That's all for now, I think Rotten is waking up! :)
2 comments:
It's totally ok to be that mom, it's only a phase and everyone goes through it. As to the sleeping at night, don't let him cry, that doesn't re-enforce your love to him. Sometimes kids just need some extra assurance. He's too little to be spoiled so don't worry about that. I always think about it like this: if the kid was happy to go to anyone, who exactly would he go to? Babies who trust everyone make me nervous. Just try holding him and bouncing him, and maybe he's hungry (growth spurt), but when he goes back to sleep,put him back in his bed. It might take a while, but it won't last forever.
Since I'm in college and all I'm going to throw out some things I've learned about kids from reading study after study. (This is actually exciting that I can use something I learned!!!) At Jacob's age he can't grasp abstract ideas. Hince why when you leave the room he screams. He doesn't realize anything exist outside of the room he is in. So, to him if he doesn't see you he thinks you're gone for good, not coming back gone. Eventually he'll realize your just in the other room and I think things will get better. It's just a phase and as he gets older it will get easier. I hope this helps :-)
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