Weight: 17lbs
Height: about 27inches
About to open her first gifts
On Christmas night. (The Dr Pepper is not a gift, but served as a bumper so Lucero wouldn't knock the tree down when she was in her baby walker.)
Lucero with her gifts unwrapped.
Lucero being Lucero.
Lucero and her aversion to affection. She gets that from me.
During a very brief visit to San Antonio, us at the Mariachi Bar. That's right I took my baby to a bar and she loved it! She especially enjoyed the mariachis.
End of the night at Mi Tierra
Lucero and her vintage high chair.
In other Lucero news, she started the New Year off with a bang. Or more like another roll off the bed. I was in the shower and everyone else in the house was sleeping, so she couldn't be rescued right away. Apparently the fall didn't bother her enough to cry that much, because when I found her she was pretty quiet, just chilling, waiting for me to rescue her. The problem is that she's become very mobile, even though she's not crawling or walking, but she's leaning forward and every which way, which I imagine is what happened when she woke up from her sleep. I imagine she was looking around and though I had pillows on each side of her to keep her from rolling, that didn't stop her from leaning too much and causing her to fall off the bed. She doesn't realize how much weight she's carrying nowadays and what happens when gravity takes a hold of it.
Anyway, I think it's time to get her in a crib, which is where I wanted her to begin with. Yes, she resisted the cradle at 4 weeks, but I have to get her accustomed to sleeping not in my bed. It will only be a matter of time before she is crawling, walking and doing God-knows-what else and I can't have her climbing out of bed when it's sleepytime. Truthfully, I never wanted to share a bed with my child, even if I have a pillow between us to give myself some space and a buffer from rolling on her, not that I would - I'm a very light sleeper. But I really feel she's begun to rely on me there. Whenever she whimpers a little in her sleep, I know it's because she lost her pacifier and wants it back in her mouth. So there I am stirring myself, looking for her pacee just to place it back in. I need to transition her out of the bed into her own, but I'm not sure how to even attempt it, without her throwing a major fit. But it needs to be done, 'cause once we get our own place, the next step will be moving her into a room of her own. So, my friends, any advice or recommended reading material?
One last thing, happy 2009.
5 comments:
is Lucero already reaching for the champagne? She made out good during Christmas. She is just too cute for words. And I am so loving your vintage high chair - did you parents have that around or did you find it someplace? Too too cute
Happy 2009 to you and to Lucero!
When I moved M from my bed to her crib I found this method to work the best:
Night 1: place her in the crib with a bottle ( if you do this, if not then a pacee) and tickle her face, etc until she falls asleep.
Night 2: Same routine, except this time you sit in a chair next to the crib.
Night 3: Same as above but move the chair farther away.
Night 4: Chair by the door.
Night 5: Place her in crib, and walk away. She will cry, maybe up to an hour, but you cannot go in there. Unless of course, something seems off. Trust your instinct. each night will get better. I wish you the best of luck. This was one of the hardest things I have gone through with M so far. :)
I'll eat her!
I've heard the same method as mznutterman. Good luck to you.
Diego is still in our bed after a year. We're waiting to buy him a bed of his own but until then he's fine with us. You'll just have to start a brand new bedtime routine with her in her new room/bed.
Cute as she is, you need to get Lucero out of your bed--the sooner the better. I agree that you need to establish a new routine and stick with it. Don't cave! She may cry, but she is not in pain and she will be much better off in her own room. You actually are helping her when you train her to sleep in her own bed. You do NOT want to be one of those parents with the "family bed" until the kids is driving.
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