My kids were the opposite of that. #1 didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time until we Ferberized him at 10 months.
I read that first as "#1 didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time until we Febrezed him at 10 months."
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Oct 08, 2012 12:22:04 pm PDT #24959 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2012 12:24:28 pm PDT #24960 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
No shit. I suppose it is possible that both things are random. But I don't believe it.
Yeah, how does stuff break if no one's using it?
sumi - Oct 08, 2012 12:48:50 pm PDT #24961 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Hee - a horse named Amerigo Vespucci won his first race today.
le nubian - Oct 08, 2012 1:00:23 pm PDT #24962 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yeah, how does stuff break if no one's using it?
The furnace thermostat was set at cool for 75 degrees or something like that. September was pretty mild so I am not sure the A/C came on much (judging by my energy bills). So I am not sure at what point it was busted. Supposedly the realtor has had open houses and the prospective owner just saw the house 2 weeks ago and no one mentioned a temp problem.
Kat - Oct 08, 2012 1:24:47 pm PDT #24963 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think babies are a lot like immigrating to a new country or a third piece of pie -- theoretically they seem like a good idea, but the reality is never as pleasant as the idea.
My fit having today has led to better living (YAY!) in the form of less grading. Tomorrow I have 3 periods of in class essays (which, is more grading, but less dedication to its completion) and one period of teaching "My Papa's Waltz" and Reader Response Theory.
Jessica - Oct 08, 2012 1:26:41 pm PDT #24964 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I read that first as "#1 didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time until we Febrezed him at 10 months."
I was so sleep deprived at that point that if someone had suggested Febreeze, I totally would have tried it.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2012 1:44:53 pm PDT #24965 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, my mother just told me a great thing. My father doesn't read any more, but my mother still wants to sit and read sometimes, and finds him to be a pain during those times. But she remembered that he's gotten into looking at art at his various programs, and pulled out an art book they have, and he was totally into it! For 20 minutes! So that's good.
Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2012 2:15:07 pm PDT #24966 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
until we Ferberized him at 10 months
I read that as Febreezed too! What is Ferberizing? I'm trying to imagine and can't.
billytea - Oct 08, 2012 2:28:03 pm PDT #24967 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
What is Ferberizing? I'm trying to imagine and can't.
I think Ferber is a doctor who came up with a technique for getting babies into a regular sleep pattern. We did something similar with Ryan, following a book called Save Our Sleep. (Key similarity: put the baby in bed while he or she is still awake, and - to some extent at least - if they get upset, let them cry it out, with the goal of helping the baby learn how to soothe themselves instead of relying on their parents to do so.)
msbelle - Oct 08, 2012 2:46:47 pm PDT #24968 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - is 20 minutes about the extent of his focus now?