| I stayed home to a enjoy a help free AM of house cleaning while my boys went on the traditional hike. They brought me back a great view and if you would like the hike free Big Sur experience click here. |
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| It's a stormy day here in Monterey...if you want to take a peek click here. |
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| Normally Ian is a super duper kid...but today wasn't so normal...also..tomorrow is Tuesday and that's an interesting day for Sophia. If you would like to know all about it click here. |
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| Here's the deal at our house right now and we wish there were a simple cure.
Ian rarely wets the bed. He only wets the bed if he plays too hard that day and doesn't get his nap in.
So..if we skip the nap Ian will sleep...but he has a wet bed. UGG...
If he wets the bed there is terrible screaming for being wet is a horrible thing.
So we let him nap.
When he naps he wakes up to use the bathroom just fine. Yay dry bed.
Unfortunately he is still Ian and hates transitions. The whole transition from sleeping to waking freaks him out.
So...not unlike the wet bed. There is screaming.
Furthermore he has firmly decided that no matter when this occurs he must have company to get to the bathroom, which is next door. It doesn't matter that he no longer needs us during the day or that the entire hallways and bathroom are lit up like it's Christmas. He must not be alone.
And..usually..that's it for the sleeping. That's it for the night.
Usually he makes it to 4:30 if we let him nap. This morning the screaming didn't occur until 5:30 and I felt lucky..if a little bit cranky.
I always put him back to bed but there is always loud singing.
So..either it's bed wetting and screaming..or making it to the potty and screaming..
If we pick bed wetting then we have to get up and redo the bed at about 1 AM but we usually get to sleep till about 6:30...unless I just can't get back to sleep.
If we pick early rising and screaming we get to sleep straight through till 4:30 or so. Or in other words Ian refuses to transition to west coast time. We normally pick early rising because we don't ever want bed wetting to begin to be ok.
Oh..yes he wears a diaper to bed...he just has that much pee...and he can't stand the way it feels in the diaper because he isn't used to that anymore.
Right now it's me that is waking up. I'm sleeping in the guest room and waking up with Ian so Daniel can get sleep. My hero did it for two weeks in a row and it's totally my turn.
He didn't do this in Maryland.
Anyway, of course we have thought of a few things. We bought prizes like potty prizes if he can go potty all by himself at night we will give him one. He has gotten two so far I think. That's not working because it has to be instant. We can't tell him to remember something from bedtime till scream time. That's too hard.
We can't think of a punishment that is immediate enough but not traumatic since this is a potty issue.
So we are just hoping this extra long phase will run itself out as he grows and gets more bladder control.
But seriously people...this kid is almost four and I haven't had a whole week of all night kind of sleep since before he was born!!
We've decided he's trying to kill us off early so there is no nursing home bills for him to pay. :)
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| Hmm Yesterday...
Yesterday my sweet kitty got up on the counter and when I reached for the squirt bottle of wrath he took an epic flying leap from the counter to his cat tree. He made it and that was astounding enough but he crashed into his very full food bowl. The explosion was amazing and Ian and I just stood there staring for a while. Luckily Sophia had the whole thing cleaned up in 15 minutes or so.
Yesterday evening we went to grab some grub and I met some children from another planet. Such a weird species of alien I know you are not going to believe this...it's just like I walked into opposite world.
Two girls in a buggy shaped like a rocket...because this is an airforce commissary. In the produce section having a meltdown.
I know you are thinking that's not very alien. My kiddo has had plenty of meltdowns in the produce section but not as many as on the snack and cereal aisles.
Yup that's normal...but what they said wasn't...
MOMMY I WANT SOME BROCCOLI!!! OVER THERE I WANT IT NOW!!! GO GET SOME BROCCOLI!
Yeah but it gets weirder. The mommy did get the broccoli...and who wouldn't have...however was is usually the case...once you give in it just gets worse...and it did...
MOMMY I WANT SQUASH!!!! GET SQUASH MOMMY!!!!
Mommy explained that there was no squash...and as you would expect from some other sweeter treats the absence of squash was likened to a national disaster.
Thankfully at that point they were through with the produce section and on to the baking where the cakes and cookies are. Not a sound from the cute girls in the rocket could be heard.
I bet those parents just dread the produce section like I dread the cereal aisle!
That is all about yesterday...
Today Ian graduated from Sea Turtle! Sort of...
There isn't any room in Angel Fish..the next level...so we are repeating Sea Turtle one more time and then on to Angel Fish in January. It will do him good to review I'm sure.
Today was the last class for this session and it was safety day.
Teacher: Ian should you go swimming when no mommy or daddy or life guard is there? When you are all alone is there anyone to take care of you?
Ian: YES! Jesus and guardian Angel's!!!
So..so so...I'm glad he knows that but clearly we need to chit chat about this. Just not sure exactly to say..yes that's true but you still better not go swimming all by yourself.
Ok..well that's about it. Daniel has the laptop where the new blog is and now is when I have the time to type so the blog's on here this time...for now. I'll move it later perhaps.
Have a great day all. |
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