The Parenting Thread • Page 40

Took it like a champ

 

Got Ryker setup in a full-size bed now so we could actually start getting the nursery together. Tried it out for the first the last night. He's so proud of himself it's super cute.

Last night there was a thunderstorm which seems like it woke him and scared him cuz he was screaming in the middle of the night. So I went into his room and laid down with him to try and help him get back to sleep and gotta say that was a disaster and I'm exhausted today.

Finally had enough at about 4am cuz he was awake and paint with his Elephant music thing and CONSTANTLY waving at me

 

Last night was the first night of the baby in the crib. It wasn’t as bad as I was expecting! He woke up more than normal, but I figured it’s because of the new surroundings.

Also am I the only one who gets paranoid about their kid sleeping in the crib?? I feel like it’s a matter of time before I move the crib directly next to the bed so I don’t have to worry about him getting his arm stuck between the slats or not being able to see where his face is

 

How old is he again?

Nah, I'm similar. I always worried about little man when he was first in his crib. I'd always go "rescue" him by taking the covers off his head because he'd inevitably cover himself with his blanket

 

He’s almost six months (when did that happen????).

I lay him down with his little blanket but then I am always checking to make sure he isn’t twisted in it somehow (he never is; I just worry haha).

 

I don't know why but I was super anxious and worried about SIDS for some reason so I'd constantly check on him to make sure I could see him or hear him breathing

 

My wife is a mess every night ever since we put our daughter in her crib. She just stares at the monitor all night long, gets up a ton to check on her. Even though my daughter has been sleeping perfectly well in there (suspiciously well). I remember we were both like that when my son transitioned to the crib, but I've since got used to kids sleeping out of our room I guess because I've been sleeping great, haha.

 

Exactly this. I would still sleep at night but it would be pretty restless. Also I was really surprised it was me that was so neurotic and not her, she was completely fine. Just a really weird thing once he was born

 

I have to say, with our second girl we got the owlet baby monitor thing that goes on her foot when she sleeps and it has been a godsend for my wife. She sleeps so much more restful knowing that there is at least something that is watching her and will alarm if there are any issues. She's still in our bed in a bassinet thing but we can have her in there at night while we finish cleaning up or watching tv and when we move her into the crib soon I know that will be helpful to have it on her then too.

 

Neither one of us really ever slept when my son was that age, because he just never slept, and even if/when he did, we just couldn't sleep because we knew he'd eventually wake up again.

Again, probably second child syndrome, haha. Although my daughter sleeps 100x better than my son ever did.

 

Very similar situation for sure here! We are crossing our fingers and hoping for #2 to be nothing like #1! Hah! Glad things seem to be going well for Yall!

 

My daughter finally had a not-so great night in her crib. She woke up at about 2 a.m. and didn't fall back asleep until 3:30 or so. At that point, my wife brought her into the bed with us just so she could fall back asleep then once she did, we put her back in her crib, where she slept until about 7:30.

Of course, my son also woke up at 4 a.m. because he had a bad dream then was complaining his stuffed animals were 'too cold' and I had to go into his room and tuck the animals under the covers with him

 

The joys of parenting

 

Hey kids! Joining the fray! I have a 2.5 yo son and hopefully a second on the way. We lost one in September last year at 12 weeks and are waiting on blood test results to see if we’re starting or ending another pregnancy. Fingers crossed.

Our 2 yo has been so amazing thru it all. Stoked to get to know some of ya!

 

Welcome!

There's actually quite a few in here that are about to or recently had a 2nd, 3rd, etc. So you aren't alone. Good luck, hope the news is good!

 

Sorry to hear about this. These things are always devastating. My wife had a miscarriage in 2016 when she was 14 weeks. We even conducted the 10-12 week testing of the fetus and all that and all the results came back great, we knew the sex (boy) made an announcement to friends, family, co-workers and all that. We had everything set up perfectly where our kids would have been 2-years apart, which we were aiming for. It was definitely a real tough thing to go through after it didn't work out after all that but it's much more common than I ever knew. The good news is, we eventually had our second (a girl) last August.

Hoping all the best for you and your wife.

 

Ya so similar for us in that we announced and got well wishes and then my wife started spotting. That’s such a weird time they don’t tell you about. It’s not like you get to go home sad and that’s it. It’s a week of trying to pass it, she had to carry what we knew was our lost baby. Ugh such a terrible time for her. For me sure but for her to have to carry that and live with it is just so heart breaking.
Anyway we ere pretty public about the loss and tactful (her idea and strength) and we definitely felt less alone after. It’s so common and something that sucks to talk about but it worth a conversation because I can imagine feeling so alone in that situation because it’s not news you necessarily want to share on social media.
So happy for you and your family now!
And thanks for the welcome!

 

I am so sorry for your loss. That is heartbreaking to hear but it is nice to see you moved on from it and are going welcome someone new into your lives!

 

Do you guys remember what sleeping a full night is like? I don't.


It's so annoying when someone at work, who doesn't have kids, complains about being tired because they stayed up all night playing videogames. Like, go to sleep if you're tired .at least you have a choice. Lol. It makes me mad.

 

Woke up every two hours on the hour for 9 months straight. Good luck

 

I hate when parents are like “ya I had to wake my toddler up this morning at 9. He didn’t wanna get out of bed!” Oof.

 

Just an update. My wife is driving herself nuts comparing ultrasound photos from our son and second pregnancy, living in "trying to conceive after miscarriage" FB groups, and researching her blood levels compared to 5-8 week levels. I absolutely loathe obstetrics in that they live and DIE by the last day of the missed period whether or not you KNOW when you conceived. We don't know this time around but I KNEW the first time but we have a VERY detailed report of when we were intimate THIS time around, when she ovulated (LATE for her this last month), and it's just the perfect confluence of horribleness when we're trying and hoping for a viable pregnancy. Just reaching out to vent and share our story a little bit and see how else I can help. She says I am being amazing but I also feel so helpless and hopeless when I see her like this. Just sucks.

 

Anybody looking forward to the new Muppet Babies?

 

YES! Is there a premier date?

 

It’s some time later this month. The soundtrack and all the preview videos are already out so it’s soon.