new blog
I have a new blog….
Tiny Treasury
It is a blog dedicated to children’s literature. Check it out often and visit the sponsors more often 
Don’t worry I will still be here for my life bullshit.
walk this way…
I have a new ipod. (thanks Sarah)
I now need to load it with exercise inspirational music. Scout and i are about to start aking daily walks(yes…I finally saw the size of my ass) and I need some music to keep us motivated.
What do you recomend?
Night the 3rd: Ferber
We put Scout to bed at 9pm. She fussed for about 5 minutes. She slept until 5:30 am!!!!! I got up and nursed her and then put her back to bed. She fussed for a minute or two and then was sound asleep until 8:15am!
WOO HOO!!!!
GiantMicrobes
These are great! Now you can lovingly give someone the clap!
Ferber:Night 2
We put Scout to bed at 10 (a little late because we went to see a movie). She cried for less than 10 minutes. She slept until 2:58am (smart girl…she woke up during Steve’s shift). She cried for less than 10 minutes and went back to sleep. She woke up at 6 am. I got up and fed her and then put her back to bed. She didn’t cry and went right to sleep. She slept until a little after 9am. It is going well. 
4:26 am
I am up.
Scout had a well baby check up Thursday. One of the topics that we discussed with Dr. Stewart was Scout’s sleep schedule. For about a month now, Scout has been waking up about every 2 hours. Sometimes if I am lucky she sleeps for 4 hours. I can’t remember the last time she slept longer than 4 hours without waking up. This means that I haven’t slept for a period longer than 4 hours…in a while. Dr. Stewart informed us that at 7 months old and 16.5 lbs, Scout should be sleeping through the night. No excuses. We were instructed to start using the Ferber method. The thought struck my heart with fear. Scout has what we lovingly refer to as a “persistent personality.” I didn’t know how well this was going to work.
We started.
Now let me state for the record… before I had my own child I was a huge fan of the Ferber method. I thougth the theory behind it made perfect sense (and I still do)….but when it is your child in there crying it is way harder than I imagined it would be. I always assumed that parents who couldn’t let a baby cry a little were just weak and that I would be able to do it with no problem. I have a world of experience and education in the area of early childhood development and knowing that I was doing the right thing would make it easy. It would be easy…I am a teacher for heaven’s sake! (It should be noted that people spout off a bunch of bullshit before they have a child of their own. I baby sat, nannied, etc… but there is nothing that compares to your own child lying in there crying.)
Steve and I agreed to take shifts. He was on from 9-3. Scout went to bed at 9. She cried about 5 mins and then fell asleep. She woke up about 10:45. This time she cried a little longer…but still less than 15 mins. She woke up again just before midnight. She cried 15 minutes. Steve went in. She cried 20 mins. Steve went in. She cried about 12 minutes and fell back asleep. She woke up at 4am. My shift. The plan was to let her cry 25 mins before going in. She cried for 17 mins and fell back asleep. If she makes it past 5 am before she wakes again…she will nurse when she wakes up the next time. It will have been 8 hours since her last feeding. I think that is fair. (but then she goes back to bed)
So far so good.
I will keep you updated on the progress (because I know you are on the edge of your seat).
cake of the week
I decorated my first cake for class last week. It was a pretty good first cake … in my opinion. I will post a picture of it eventually. This week I have to create another cake. (with clowns…creepy) The problem now is what will I do with a cake every week. God above (and anyone who has laid eyes on me recently) knows I do not need a cake a week. So what do I do with them?