I always thought that when Piper turned one, my life would be so much easier –she would sleep through the night consistently, she would take great naps, I would be done nursing her, she would eat her food like a champ and so on and so forth. Reality check. She’s a year old now and none of the above has happened. I never imagined it would be so difficult to wean Piper from nursing. She HATES cows milk and she loves mamma’s milk. She will drink water from her sippy cup, but nothing else. Now what? I guess I will have to give her some more time? Patience, grasshopper.
Sleeping is also a challenge. Lately, Piper has been getting up at about 1 a.m. for some party time. Usually she just ends up sleeping in our bed. I hate to hear her cry, so I guess it’s probably my fault. Last night we let her cry for a bit and she ended up falling asleep sitting up in the corner of her crib. Possibly the saddest thing ever. Her naps are hit and miss. Never consistent, never predictable.
I am feeling a little overwhelmed. And tired. I love Piper so, but the gal is sure taking me on an emotional rollercoaster ride this week. Help.
4 comments:
The parenting roller coaster never ends. Not even when they are 10, actually it is probably worse than when they are 1. Hang in there. Eventually it will all work out.
Love the pic, two cute girlies!!!
You should have taken a picture of her sleeping upright in the corner of the crib. It would have been priceless.
These kids really are unpredictable. Hang in there, every baby is different and she just might want to nurse for a few more months! Boy oh boy it must be hard to get very angry at that sweet little face!
Both of mine where like that with Cows milk too. They wanted nothing to do with it...but when I finally was ready to switch they both would not take the cows milk in a sippie cup but after one full day of holding out they gave in. You just have to stick to it. Good luck. There is no rush...whatever works for her...momma knows best!
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