I never thought that an 11 month old could get so angry if she didn't get her way....
Then I had Lexi.
Don't get me wrong, I love my little girl to pieces and I wouldn't change her for anything, but she has a TEMPER! Unfortunately, I am sure that she gets it from me. Thankfully, for the most part, she is a happy baby and very laid back. However, if she doesn't get her way when she really wants it, WATCH OUT!!!
Lexi has been battling one cold after another for about the last month. Just when I think that we are on the downhill side of a cold, the runny nose starts all over again.
This week, Lexi hasn't wanted to sleep through the night. Yesterday, she woke up at 4:45 in the morning and decided that she was all done sleeping. I finally got up with her, gave her some Tylenol and a bottle and then put her back to bed. Then, in the afternoon, she tried to only take a 45 minute nap. I am not even sure she fell asleep. So, being the stubborn person that I am, I decided that she would have to go back to sleep.
She SCREAMED her pretty little head off for an hour! After that, she stopped screaming but would just talk and play. Occasionally, she would let out a yelp as if to let me know that I wasn't going to get my way. The most frustrating part of all this was that I was trying to nap too.
So, this morning, she thinks it is time to get up at 5:15. However, I don't want her to get into the habit of having a bottle again during the night. So, I didn't get up with her. Joseph went in and put her pacifier back in her mouth. As he started to walk out, she proceeded to SCREAM and throw a fit.
I got up and sternly told her that it wasn't time to get up and that she could scream all she wanted but screaming didn't make it time to get up.
I then turned all the fans on in the bathrooms to block her screams and went back to bed. Joseph just got up since it was about 20 minutes before his alarm was set to go off. I proceeded to go back to sleep. When Joseph left, I asked him if she was still screaming and he said that she had stopped within 1 or 2 minutes of us leaving her room. Hopefully, she is getting the idea.
Then I had Lexi.
Don't get me wrong, I love my little girl to pieces and I wouldn't change her for anything, but she has a TEMPER! Unfortunately, I am sure that she gets it from me. Thankfully, for the most part, she is a happy baby and very laid back. However, if she doesn't get her way when she really wants it, WATCH OUT!!!
Lexi has been battling one cold after another for about the last month. Just when I think that we are on the downhill side of a cold, the runny nose starts all over again.
This week, Lexi hasn't wanted to sleep through the night. Yesterday, she woke up at 4:45 in the morning and decided that she was all done sleeping. I finally got up with her, gave her some Tylenol and a bottle and then put her back to bed. Then, in the afternoon, she tried to only take a 45 minute nap. I am not even sure she fell asleep. So, being the stubborn person that I am, I decided that she would have to go back to sleep.
She SCREAMED her pretty little head off for an hour! After that, she stopped screaming but would just talk and play. Occasionally, she would let out a yelp as if to let me know that I wasn't going to get my way. The most frustrating part of all this was that I was trying to nap too.
So, this morning, she thinks it is time to get up at 5:15. However, I don't want her to get into the habit of having a bottle again during the night. So, I didn't get up with her. Joseph went in and put her pacifier back in her mouth. As he started to walk out, she proceeded to SCREAM and throw a fit.
I got up and sternly told her that it wasn't time to get up and that she could scream all she wanted but screaming didn't make it time to get up.
I then turned all the fans on in the bathrooms to block her screams and went back to bed. Joseph just got up since it was about 20 minutes before his alarm was set to go off. I proceeded to go back to sleep. When Joseph left, I asked him if she was still screaming and he said that she had stopped within 1 or 2 minutes of us leaving her room. Hopefully, she is getting the idea.
4 comments:
HOLY COW! So, who does she take after??? :) jk!!
Wow! What a bummer. Being sick ruins easverything. Emma was sick for 3 days last week and we're still trying to get the sleep thing back on track. I can't imagine how it is after a month. It's a good thing she is cute.
I'm having fun getting Thomas to go through the same thing. During the night, if I don't think he needs to eat, he simply doesn't get to eat. Trying to sleep through his disappointment is difficult, but I think it's getting better. I hope Lexi feels better soon, and gets over her cold(s). Good luck!
Well, she's going to give you a run for money as she gets older! Madison can be quite determined when she wants something, too, and she's finally old enough to do something about it half of the time. I'm so glad that Joseph doesn't need surgery; that would have been a real hassle, besides an unfortunate stress on his sytem! So I guess that means no more snowboarding this season, huh?
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