tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post9127261286298474635..comments2022-12-03T13:59:43.271-05:00Comments on Pieces of Anna: That time when I was cluelessAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323801450928101386noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-70617611303125534782014-06-10T20:58:47.176-04:002014-06-10T20:58:47.176-04:00Yeah, if only all babies followed the book plan......Yeah, if only all babies followed the book plan... You are right, every baby is different and what works for one baby won't work for another.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323801450928101386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-16137551765342075442014-06-10T20:57:58.728-04:002014-06-10T20:57:58.728-04:00Definite yes to flexibility! We don't have a s...Definite yes to flexibility! We don't have a schedule either, but we have a routine that is flexible, and on most days it works for us.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323801450928101386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-5849242803358945092014-06-10T20:56:50.253-04:002014-06-10T20:56:50.253-04:00Thanks for the heads up, Mary! I'm definitely ...Thanks for the heads up, Mary! I'm definitely not ready for toddlerhood, but it is coming inevitably, so I'll just have to take it one day at a time!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323801450928101386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-2837099952559689032014-06-06T22:28:19.251-04:002014-06-06T22:28:19.251-04:00Ahhhh yes. I have a "Sleep Post" coming ...Ahhhh yes. I have a "Sleep Post" coming as well I think. I think, in a nutshell, you need to find what works for you and your baby. And then - be ready to change it! But you are so right...I had NO idea the significance of sleep!JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-38829075966034753182014-06-05T12:54:53.942-04:002014-06-05T12:54:53.942-04:00Oh I could have written most of this. I probably s...Oh I could have written most of this. I probably should have but I'm too lazy/tired to blog ;)<br /><br />But seriously, I didn't read about baby sleep either and feel stupid for it. I had to play a lot of catch up when at 6 weeks the serious fussiness hit and he refused to nap. The books helped me get a good idea of the right and wrong things to do, but in the end I couldn't follow any of their sleep plans. Babies don't read the books or respect what they are "supposed" to do, and attempting to make him fit into schedules etc. just made me more crazy in the end. We have a rough schedule now but I have to stay flexible to his cues, and learning that flexibility has been one of the key lessons I've learned so far.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056591020863819334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967384373046085399.post-48009294250570059922014-06-05T09:37:45.642-04:002014-06-05T09:37:45.642-04:00You summed it up perfectly with "once you thi...You summed it up perfectly with "once you think you have it figured out, it changes." Or as my good friend Rochelle said during the first year of her daughter's life, "it's a different baby every night." I honestly think that the hardest part is realizing and accepting that there are unknown unknowns and learning how to deal with them (research, calling up your mom/girlfriend, seeking advice from the mothering community, etc). And it sounds like you have hurdled that obstacle! I've never been so grateful for my girl friends in all my life! Even the ones that are not mothers, because they are more willing to take my cranky, crying child for an hour while I go get a pedicure and relax.<br /><br />Let me warn you, if you haven't already heard, that toddlers are bipolar. Literally happy and laughing one minute, and then screaming and crying the next, because you gave them the wrong banana. But luckily, the crying doesn't last long, either ;)<br /><br />Carry on, Anna. You're doing a great job!Mary Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237476376047962079noreply@blogger.com