"I will NEVER let my kids..."

         Have you ever said those words? "I will never let my kids"...and fill in the blank.  I will never let my kids eat fast food, especially before they turn 1 (or 2 or 8 ha!).  I will never let my kid fuss in a restaurant and disrupt other people while eating. I will never let my kids make me so mad that I scream. I will never let my kid sleep on their tummy because back to sleep, right? I will NEVER let my kids sleep with me! NEVER! Hahaha! I laugh at myself now at all the times I said things like these above.  I took this picture below a few days ago.

   These girls are in mine and Quinton's bed. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and when it comes to sleep I'm all about making that happen.  When Deci was younger we were really strict with not letting her sleep with us.  When she woke up in the middle of the night and climbed in bed with us we always took her back.  We figured if we let her once that she would keep coming back.  It's funny how when child number 2 comes along sleep becomes more important and you bend the rules a little more. These girls wake up often in the middle of the night and most of the time we encourage that they stay in their beds but sometimes it's easier to tuck them tight in the bed with us and go back to sleep. If you want to read a funny story about us switching Deci over to her "big girl" bed read HERE.

Pictures of the week!

Uncle Kyle and Deci

The Biggest game of Ring-Around-The-Rosie

We are teaching her young.

Filming for the LiPi Awards.

Pigs!!

Sleeping Beauty!

Sometimes she will not sleep in her bed. She goes to the door and cries until she falls asleep. Some days no matter how many times I put her back in her bed she always goes back to the floor.

Two weeks later...

I just wanted to let y'all know that I SLEPT THOUGH THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT for the first time in two weeks!!!! Switching her to a toddler bed/mattress on the floor has been horrible but now I'm seeing results of being consistent. I laid Deci down at 8:45 ish and she woke up about 5:30! I would have felt a little more refreshed if I actually got to bed at a decent hour. Kerrie, my sister-in-law came over and we watched The Secret Life of Bee's then I just couldn't sleep. (Great movie by the way but has sad parts) Oh, and did I mention that Deci has had a fever for two days now and I had to give her Tylenol last night! Poor girl I know that helped her sleep better. If I could only give her that EVERY night! :) So, now on to my next mission....taking the paci away! If you have any advice on that one please share!