{sidenote: here is where my indecision rears its ugly head. so many pics to choose from...I had a hard time here people! So instead of being decisive...Im just going to post a million pics.
You don't mind right? }
Oh this little girl and her laugh! I. Love. It. She giggles and smiles and sticks out that little tongue! So much cuteness in one little person!
I totally realize this last frame is very brady-bunch-esque, but like I said, I take a million pictures and then have a *really* hard time editing down to a few favorites. We all have our weaknesses I guess.
Speaking of weaknesses, lets talk parenting for a quick second. I have a weakness when it comes to my 2 year old wanting to come into our bed in the middle of the night. It has only just started happening lately, and I think it is because he is having dreams that wake him up. The other day after his nap he was convinced that his friend Reesey had fallen down the crack of his big boy bed. He made me come look for her. I of course was reassuring him that it was just a dream. Another time he literally came *running* out of his room because the lions were in his room and were going to get him. Isn't that sad? So now in the middle of the night he *yells* for Daddy and he cries if we don't go in right away. He was never in the habit of sleeping with us, so for the first few days he would ask us to sleep in there with him, but when we would leave, he would wake up a little bit later and we'd start the little cycle over again.
So out of our own need to sleep, we just brought him into our bed.
Neither of us mind it [too much] and actually we have both commented that we actually love having him close to us, but we don't want him just waking up out of habit now expecting to come sleep with us. I would never tell him he is not allowed to come into our bed because that seems horrible- especially if he was scared or sick. I wouldn't want him laying there being scared and feel like he couldn't call out to us. I know this is somewhat of a hot topic, with people on both extremes of co-sleeping/family bed status and those who never co-sleep. We are just not either of those. How do you help a 2 year old know they can come if they need to, but not if there is no reason? hmm.
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9 comments:
looove all the photos. especially her little tongue peeking out. so cute!
and you know i love the fact that he thought my little reese fell between the crack in his bed. are you kidding me!?! where do they come up with this stuff!? i love it! he was showing genuine concern, of course :)
She is so, so cute! I don't blame you for posting so many pics! I think you are doing the right thing by putting him in his bed but leaving an open door policy to your if he needs. If I have learned anything through parenting 3 kids, is that nothing lasts forever and you have to flexible to survive!
Aly- yes! it was so funny! He absolutely kept saying "Reesey fell down the crack in Jackys big boy bed! Mommy come see, come see Reesey" He loves her!
Katie- thats kind of what Im thinking too....just a little phase. thanks for the comments girls!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
I definitely don't mind the million pictures - they are just precious!!! Such beautiful kids!
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those are some really sweet pictures of both of them , what an adorable baby you have! enjoy all the little milestones, time passes way too quickly!
Adorable headband! I kinda want one for myself :)
ahhhh she is so stinking cute!!!
Those brady bunch pictures are great. I love her big doe eyes! My baby girl has those same, big bright eyes. Heaven! :0)
I feel ya on the kid in the bed thing. It's hard to know what the "right" thing to do is in that situation. My son is also two and he just recently slept in our bed all night for the first time, and it was also because of a bad dream. I hope to not make it a habit, but if it's the only way to get him back to sleep, then, well... A mama's gotta sleep!! :0)
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