My poor neglected blog... After the Christmas craziness is over I plan to get better. I know my last post was about Summer but since there is always something to write about with her, here goes another one.
So after having four kids I pretty much thought I had things all figured out, thought I was a pretty good mom and had pretty good kids. Number five has definitely been....um interesting. Love her to death but she has definitely thrown me off a bit.
So Summer always wants breakfast. She will eat it and then an hour later want more. And then for lunch want more. And then for a snack..breakfast. This isn't as bad as it sounds cause it's not like she wants frootloops or frosted flakes non stop, it's usually mush so it's at least healthy. And I don't always give in. But on to the real problem... she has been waking up at 3:00 am almost every night lately insisting on breakfast. So what would you do is my question.
Do you make it a quick, painless thing and get up, get her breakfast and tell her when she's done to go to bed. Yes it's probably not the best thing cause I'm giving into her and letting her have her way which is something we're trying not to do, it's probably not a great habit to get her into either, but in total is about a 5 minute process.
Or do you not give in, and tell her to go back to bed. This option involves about a 20 minute fight to get her to go back to bed, only to have her in your bedroom about 10 minutes later to do it all over again. Oh and if you lock the door on her it is even worse cause she will cry and scream until you open the door. It's really quite pleasant. It usually is at least and hour or two before anyone gets any sleep.
One of us is determined not to give into her and one of us just doesn't care cause they value their sleep more than anything. Anyone that knows us well can figure out who is who.
So what would you do??
And I'll end this post with a quote from Sarra about Summer. "She is so small, but so powerful". I love it cause it describes Summer exactly.
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Does she have a bed time snack? That helped or night time hungries....
Does she have a bed time snack? That helped our night time hungries....
ugh, i dont know, but let us know when you figure it out!
just let her get her own way!!! if she were my kid, i'd make her mush at all hours of the day/night. she really must be hungry,so just let her do what ever she wants. im sure that this aproach wont have any negative side effects.
shann
Hi, I have to eat proteins. I eat toast with peanut butter right before I go to bed and I can make it to 6am. If I don't I can't. Mush is good for you but she may have a different need. You are still a great mom and I think you have got things figured out. Auntie
Where are you it is Jan 30. You are one of my life lines. Is everything ok.
Auntie Patty
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