Pee, Poop and Boogers; Oh My!!!

I hope the title did not scare you off. But, I was thinking about all the disgusting things us Moms (and Dads) go through with their children and usually do not bat an eye.

I just got back from vacation and catching up on my friends' blogs. One friend talked about how her daughter is potty training and she missed the potty and peed on the rug. Another talked about how her daughter took off her diaper and played with her poop. (written by my friend's husband) All the "wonderful" things we each experience as parents.

I thought I would add to the experiences above. Did you ever think that you would have to wipe away your kids snot, boogers, etc with your bare hands before he decided to use his own and smear the snot all through his hair? Wonderful picture, isn't it? But, that has been my life for the past week. Wiping away boogers and snot all day and part of the night!

Back to the Grind

It was so nice to have a week off of work. Very refreshing. Unlike most of my coworkers, I did not bring my computer on my vacation. I had a true work-free vacation.

Last night, I decided to see what my Monday would be like back in the office. Before I logged on, I guessed I would have about 100 e-mails, hoping that the number would be a lot less. I could not believe it when I saw the number - 170 e-mails. 170!!!! It will take me all week to catch up with that number. Plus I have this week's work to do.

My refreshing vacation is officially over!

Sweet Kisses

Let me tell you that there is nothing like sweet, wet, open mouth kisses. No, I am not talking about my husband or my dogs but the sweet kisses from my son. Well, I call them sweet but the rest of you might not feel the same.

When Eli wants to kiss me, he opens his mouth as wide as he can and plops it down on my mouth, almost biting me. But, I know it is a sweet kiss and love every time I get one.

You have a baby, you lose a mind

I think there must be some type of silent contract-

a baby for your mind, memory

My memory is gone. Completely. I was talking to an old friend from college. She was telling me she saw the newest pictures of Eli and that he is growing so fast. I said something about how she should meet him before he gets too big. She comes back and says, "Alison, I already met him."

That's right- she did meet him. At my parent's house in Fl. Drove for an hour to come up and see him. Got lost and I gave her directions. But, I did not remember.

Now, that I have my baby- how can I get my mind/memory back?

The NON Three Day Sleep Method - Night 3

Well, the three day sleep method will definitely be more than three days in my case. I put Eli down at 7:15pm and it is almost 9:15pm and he is still awake. The book says most babies will stop crying and fall asleep within an hour. Eli is not most babies.

I have checked and consoled him several times and will continue until he finally falls asleep!

I don't think the book takes into account 1 year olds who have a molar coming in.

The Three Day Sleep Method - Night 2

Night #2 of the sleep method went much better - at first. Eli cried for 35 minutes and then went to sleep. Unfortunately, he woke up at 4:15am. He whined for a little while and then the crying began. As stated in the method, I let him cry for an hour before checking up on him. Then, at 5:15am, I could not take it anymore- my sleep depended on it, I went in, nursed Eli and then went back to bed.

Another night that I did not follow properly but we will see how tonight goes.

The Three Day Sleep Method - the morning after

Well, after Eli finally fell asleep last night (around 8:30pm), he stayed asleep! Slept until 7:15am. I woke up at 6:30am wondering why he did not wake me up yet.

Night #2 of the sleep method went much better. Eli cried for 35 minutes and then went to sleep. Maybe he will sleep through the night. My fingers are crossed!