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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Today Is THE Day
Today Cop Dad goes back to work. Yikes! I thought the day seemed so far away and alas, it's here. I think I can manage for the most part but what stinks is trying to be able to play with Little Buddy while tending to a newborn. Lots of work and juggling. I can some how think how most things will work out in my mind if times get desperate. I will have some family coming for the next few nights at bedtime to help get Little Buddy ready for bed. That is where I seem to have the most trouble. I can figure how to get Little Buddy ready for bed, either by putting Little Munchkin in her carrier or in her papasan. What mystifies me is how I will be able to read to him and lay with him on occasion when I need to be doing my very silent nursing of Little Munchkin in a dim room at the same time? I was thinking of possibly pushing Little Buddy's bedtime later then asking him to go watch a show for a bit while I take care of her? Like I said, for the next few nights I will have some help but even the other night when Cop Dad worked a side job and my mom came, he wanted mommy even though she is by far one of his very favorites. Last night with daddy home, again he wanted me. I understand the sharing thing but I have not been doing any of the bedtime routine with him and I think we both miss it :( Anyway, just thought I'd keep you all posted and thought perhaps I'd mention my dilemma just in case a mom out there has had to do this and had a suggestion or two. Remember, we have a teeny house with 2 bedrooms and Little Buddy is in one and I room with Little Munchkin right now and Cop Dad is on the couch due to his horrible sleep apnea and snoring and jumping and shouting in the middle of the night. Also, anyone out there ever put a baby in the same room as a toddler? With success? What age? Is it a pipe dream?
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I wish I could remember that far back, but I can safely say you'll survive. That much I can vouch for. Pretty useless otherwise.
But we're thinking of you and you can always come here and complain to us.
Peace to you, my friend.
I put my middle child in with his big sis when she was 3 and he was 6 months old. It worked great! I just made sure that she was asleep first and then I would take him in. If she woke up she usually went back to sleep. In the mornings he probably was woken up earlier than I would've liked by the older sis, but it worked great! Right now I have the baby in his own room next to us, but I would like the boys to share a room and the older sis to have her own room. I'm not sure I am ready to do it yet. I guess you can experiment. I've been told by lots of people that the younger they are when they room together, the easier it is for them to get used to it. Good luck being on your own tonight!
My two share a room. The baby was a year old when we moved her out of our room--waaaaaaay past due on that one--and it works.
Good luck with Daddy going back to work. You all can do it! Promise!!
You ask some good questions, and a lot of it has to do with personalities. We pretty much stuck to the basics in our oldest's routines, had the baby in our room for the first few months, then when we moved them into the same room, like Mrs. Fuzz, we always made sure that he was asleep before the baby since she's a WAY light sleeper.
Because I knew I'd be feeding the baby into the wee hours of the night, I usually kept her content enough (like the papasan or right after feeding) while putting my oldest to bed at the usual bedtime hour, then I'd have time with her before going to "sleep" as well.
Good luck in finding what works for you!
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