tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post4491595573033931163..comments2023-05-17T09:11:39.306-05:00Comments on This Heavenly Life -- Messy, Loud, Always Worthwhile: But When Will *I* Learn To Self Soothe?This Heavenly Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-30580217164269666162009-09-04T08:26:00.725-05:002009-09-04T08:26:00.725-05:00I really enjoyed this post because I've been w...I really enjoyed this post because I've been wondering whether I should let Abigail cry more. At first, I tended to pick her up at the first cry, but now I'm trying to give her a few minutes to see what happens. Thanks for sharing your CIO experiences!Amandahttp://asinamirror.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-27742291510560524642009-09-02T18:57:46.000-05:002009-09-02T18:57:46.000-05:00Makes me look forward to the day we have our own k...Makes me look forward to the day we have our own kids and our own family. The cravings steadily increase!Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374573594800663980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-53778360945959398802009-09-02T17:00:50.761-05:002009-09-02T17:00:50.761-05:00Hey Marcos! I'm so glad you're keeping up...Hey Marcos! I'm so glad you're keeping up with us this way! And you're quite right about Justin being velvet covered steel - he is wonderful. Hope you and your family are doing well; I'll tell Justin you stopped by :)This Heavenly Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-10249385955808178102009-09-02T16:57:43.063-05:002009-09-02T16:57:43.063-05:00Hey Sarah,
I have been reading your blog quite fr...Hey Sarah, <br />I have been reading your blog quite frequently ever since Justin told me about it. Thank you for writing so wonderfully about your family. I enjoy hearing about the girls and Justin and yourself. When Justin and I used to travel together I know that he missed you and Mia terribly (that was before Lauren came, for those who didn't know). I'm glad that he doesn't have to travel anymore. A man like Justin that has a wife and two daughters to take care of can be called Velvet covered steel.Marcos Mais Terranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-83638732548402936862009-09-02T14:30:17.927-05:002009-09-02T14:30:17.927-05:00TMC - Well, I won't say unequivocally that I&#...TMC - Well, I won't say unequivocally that I'll not use CIO, but it won't be my first choice. I think it worked - but it made me feel, hmmm, not confident? Now that I've got some experience under my belt, I don't think I'll worry so much about the exact method of sleep 'training'. I think (hope) that I'm just more comfortable in general with doing what feels right, where I didn't KNOW what my feelings were when we started with Mia. I'm sure there'll be times in the future where we just say, you know what? The baby can cry for a few minutes and then we'll reassess if he/she doesn't fall asleep easily alone. So, yes, and no :)This Heavenly Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-66374980914803307782009-09-02T11:43:34.856-05:002009-09-02T11:43:34.856-05:00This is such a sweet post. So if you have another ...This is such a sweet post. So if you have another child, you won't go the cry it out route?That Married Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363886412589745900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-14540411632897330172009-09-02T09:20:59.598-05:002009-09-02T09:20:59.598-05:00What a great post. I can relate, like any mother....What a great post. I can relate, like any mother. I love when I wake up in the morning before Mary Rene and she is still sleeping. I'll just stand there and watch her, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out. It is completely breathtaking.Trenahttp://www.thethirdprayer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-9739074337783693452009-09-01T17:42:28.517-05:002009-09-01T17:42:28.517-05:00So sweet! We didn't do cry it out with Bella e...So sweet! We didn't do cry it out with Bella either. Until she was about ten months old and still waking up every two hours to nurse and even then hardly could settle down to sleep and I was turning into a witch from sleep deprivation. Then in desperation we cried it out for a week or so and miraculously she not only learned to sleep through the night but started taking naps during the day and became much, much less of a cranky pants. I think she did need to learn to self-soothe for both our sakes. But I'd never do it for a younger child. And I totally know what you mean about how much you miss being there to soothe. It was torture to hear her cry and not do anything.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-49844550241429504112009-09-01T16:28:28.637-05:002009-09-01T16:28:28.637-05:00Oh, so sweet! The sight of my sleeping children i...Oh, so sweet! The sight of my sleeping children is -and will probably always be- one of my favorite things about being a mother. My husband and I peek on them every night.Lenaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128174350293301827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-58736529722055420392009-09-01T14:03:20.069-05:002009-09-01T14:03:20.069-05:00There's nothing so sweet as watching a child s...There's nothing so sweet as watching a child sleep, is there?<br /><br />I wasn't raised in a 'cry it out' family. It is torture for me to do that, and I never have with Maria, though I'm often encouraged to by Anthony. It just seems wrong to me. I'd rather nurse her to sleep for naps and at night than listen to her howling herself into exhaustion.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117120475033380036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-35340039819652464752009-09-01T12:05:24.035-05:002009-09-01T12:05:24.035-05:00What a sweet story!What a sweet story!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036165207963542073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-89159126276916972812009-09-01T09:34:50.260-05:002009-09-01T09:34:50.260-05:00P.S. I forgot to tell you! Send me an email (front...P.S. I forgot to tell you! Send me an email (frontporchlookingin@gmail.com) with your mailing address so I can mail you your PRIZE!!!Amy@My Front Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327489046542866922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-35189668990306973042009-09-01T08:54:51.317-05:002009-09-01T08:54:51.317-05:00Oh so sweet! I can totally relate! We also let Lil...Oh so sweet! I can totally relate! We also let Lily cry it out and I can remember watching the clock "for a set amount of minutes" myself!<br /><br />Every night before we go to bed, Dave and I tiptoe into Lily's room and peek at her while she sleeps -- it's become part of our nighttime routine, and it's so sweet, I wouldn't trade it for the world!Amy@My Front Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327489046542866922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-12364529999583113792009-09-01T08:29:31.539-05:002009-09-01T08:29:31.539-05:00I can so relate to this. Now that my kids don'...I can so relate to this. Now that my kids don't NEED me to comfort them at night anymore, I often WANT to.beck'sthreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210547864713460125noreply@blogger.com