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Sydney has always usually slept well. She mostly sleeps through the night and usually has no problems going down for a nap. She is a creature of habit, however, when it comes to her sleeping.
She did not like the pillow when we tried to give her a pillow to sleep with. She still sleeps flat on the mattress. She has a pink-checked blanket for her covers. If we try to use a different blanket - or even add an extra blanket - she doesn't like it and has a mild meltdown.
She has a Baby's First Pooh and Baby's First Tigger. They have been in her crib since she was about a year old. One on each side of her. About two months ago she started putting them both on one side of her (the outside). When we put her down she would scoot almost to the opposite side away from them. She wasn't afraid of them. I don't know what the reasoning was. But if we tried to remove them there were problems.
Then, about three weeks ago, Sydney had another sudden and unexpected change. I went in one morning to get her up. She had her plush classic Pooh bear with her and her blue duckie blanket. The other Pooh and Tigger and the pink blanket were still in there. When she realized we were getting up she grabbed the classic Pooh and the duckie blanket and brought them with her.
Apparently, the night before, Sydney just decided that she wanted both these items with her. So they went to bed with her and then they got up with her.
Sydney clutches and hugs them until she gets put in her highchair. She then hands them over and they get put down on the floor where she can see them. After breakfast they are usually forgotten and left alone. At least until it's time for a nap. They must go with her. If she gets as far as her crib without them we have to be prepared for a minor baby meltdown. Not really a crying fit, but some whimpering and whining.
After her nap (she's taking just one nap per day now, mostly) she will hug them to her for a little while. She doesn't eat right after her nap like she does with breakfast, so they stay with her a little bit. If she's not quite awake yet we'll snuggle with her. Sometimes she just wants down to play. Once she's awake enough to play and gets down on the floor Pooh and Blanket are usually set aside and forgotten.
Walking is coming along. Sydney still prefers to walk around on her knees, but she will frequently get herself up on her feet and practice. She hates wearing shoes (mostly our fault for not putting her in them very much when she was younger) and will try to avoid walking when we have her in them.
We got our first significant snowfall today. It snowed most the day and I'm guessing we got about four inches. We're supposed to get another 2-4 inches overnight.
Luckily we bought snow pants for Sydney a week or two ago. So we bundled her up today and took her outside. We bought a cheap sled at Target a couple weeks ago. It was the only one we could find with a seat/back in it. We were going to save it as a Christmas present, but today was a good day to bring it out.
Sydney had fun getting pulled around by both Mommy and Daddy. When we were both sucking wind we took her out of it and let her play in the snow. She saw a basketball in the garage and wanted to play with that. She rolled it around in the snow while we started to shovel the driveway. Anne then took her inside while I finished the driveway. Sydney was quite upset at getting taken inside. She really enjoys being outside - apparently regardless of temperature. It was probably just a bonus that she got to play with a ball outside.
Grandma B was here a week and a half ago. Sydney was right in the middle of a cold when she arrived. Sydney was nice and shared with both Mommy and Grandma. I was lucky enough not to get it. And I didn't get any pictures of Grandma during her visit this time.
We took our picture today that we're going to have printed for our Christmas cards. If you want a preview of it (but not the actual picture) head over to my Picture Trail album.
She did not like the pillow when we tried to give her a pillow to sleep with. She still sleeps flat on the mattress. She has a pink-checked blanket for her covers. If we try to use a different blanket - or even add an extra blanket - she doesn't like it and has a mild meltdown.
She has a Baby's First Pooh and Baby's First Tigger. They have been in her crib since she was about a year old. One on each side of her. About two months ago she started putting them both on one side of her (the outside). When we put her down she would scoot almost to the opposite side away from them. She wasn't afraid of them. I don't know what the reasoning was. But if we tried to remove them there were problems.
Then, about three weeks ago, Sydney had another sudden and unexpected change. I went in one morning to get her up. She had her plush classic Pooh bear with her and her blue duckie blanket. The other Pooh and Tigger and the pink blanket were still in there. When she realized we were getting up she grabbed the classic Pooh and the duckie blanket and brought them with her.
Apparently, the night before, Sydney just decided that she wanted both these items with her. So they went to bed with her and then they got up with her.
Sydney clutches and hugs them until she gets put in her highchair. She then hands them over and they get put down on the floor where she can see them. After breakfast they are usually forgotten and left alone. At least until it's time for a nap. They must go with her. If she gets as far as her crib without them we have to be prepared for a minor baby meltdown. Not really a crying fit, but some whimpering and whining.
After her nap (she's taking just one nap per day now, mostly) she will hug them to her for a little while. She doesn't eat right after her nap like she does with breakfast, so they stay with her a little bit. If she's not quite awake yet we'll snuggle with her. Sometimes she just wants down to play. Once she's awake enough to play and gets down on the floor Pooh and Blanket are usually set aside and forgotten.
Walking is coming along. Sydney still prefers to walk around on her knees, but she will frequently get herself up on her feet and practice. She hates wearing shoes (mostly our fault for not putting her in them very much when she was younger) and will try to avoid walking when we have her in them.
We got our first significant snowfall today. It snowed most the day and I'm guessing we got about four inches. We're supposed to get another 2-4 inches overnight.
Luckily we bought snow pants for Sydney a week or two ago. So we bundled her up today and took her outside. We bought a cheap sled at Target a couple weeks ago. It was the only one we could find with a seat/back in it. We were going to save it as a Christmas present, but today was a good day to bring it out.
Sydney had fun getting pulled around by both Mommy and Daddy. When we were both sucking wind we took her out of it and let her play in the snow. She saw a basketball in the garage and wanted to play with that. She rolled it around in the snow while we started to shovel the driveway. Anne then took her inside while I finished the driveway. Sydney was quite upset at getting taken inside. She really enjoys being outside - apparently regardless of temperature. It was probably just a bonus that she got to play with a ball outside.
Grandma B was here a week and a half ago. Sydney was right in the middle of a cold when she arrived. Sydney was nice and shared with both Mommy and Grandma. I was lucky enough not to get it. And I didn't get any pictures of Grandma during her visit this time.
We took our picture today that we're going to have printed for our Christmas cards. If you want a preview of it (but not the actual picture) head over to my Picture Trail album.
posted by Tah at 8:55 PM
2 Comments:
Love that sweet picture of Sydney with Pooh. It's my new desktop, replacing the picture of Sydney waving a Kleenex at me with a big smile on her face.
It was nice of you NOT to take pictures while I was there. We didn't look very photogenic with our runny noses.
What did you end up doing to Thanksgiving? Hope it was yummy.
I'm feeling your pain on this one, because Sydney and Blue have something in common. They both like to play outside regardless of temperature. I'll bring him up. He loves little girls (no, not for a snack), and she likes dogs. We can all hang out inside w/ hot cocco and look out the window while they play in the snow. Brrrr! Or, if Blue is not an acceptable sitter for you, maybe grandpa can watch her. He always did like to hang out in those 50 degree streams. Double Brrr!
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