You got it! Our little man! And doesn't he just look so proud of himself in this picture? After following his adventurous cousins around as fast as possible last week, Carter is exploring our house in new ways. He is pulling up on the ottoman, his stand up toy, even the wall. Just this morning he cruised down the 'alley' between the couch and ottoman. He is also crawling less these days. Instead he pulls up on my legs and reaches for my hands so I can help him walk wherever he wants to go. The only problem with this new found ability is that all he wants to do is stand up in his crib when it is nap/bedtime. Hopefully the newness will wear off and he will return to his good bedtime behavior soon.
Speaking of bedtime behavior, we hit a rough spot for several nights in a row before we left for our trip last week. We have a pretty set bedtime routine: Adam gets Carter ready for bed (bath time, change into sleeper, lotion, etc.), bottle time, Good Night Moon story time, bedtime. But, last week it took over 2 hours for three nights in a row to get him to go to sleep. He would keep bouncing and jumping in our arms when we would hold him wanting to play. If we put him in his crib he would cry for 20 minutes or so until we would go comfort him again. Then the bouncing would start all over again. I have noticed that whenever Carter eats throughout the day he gets a boost of energy, so I thought this might be happening with the bedtime bottle as well. I decided to let him play quietly (reading books and such) for 15-20 minutes after the bottle to see if that helped and so far it has. But, I am not sure it will last. I know he still needs the calories from this bedtime bottle, but it seems to be having the reverse effect of making him drowsy for bed. Has anyone else dealt with this? And if so, do you have any tips?
Well. it's no wonder why that poor young man is unhappy when you put him in that bed. He looks like a criminal in jail with all those bars. Try taking him to your bed, let him fall asleep there, and then revoke his Get Out Of Jail Free Card. Then again it could be that his bedtime needs to be adjusted. After all, he loves his parents and wants to spend more time with them. Or, and this is my best thought, this problem will work itself out over time and all will return to happiness for you three.
ReplyDeleteNow I thought is was a GOOD thing that he was pulling up? He is just so proud of his new tricks and wants to show off for mommie and daddy. Keep enjoying, and thanks for the great posts.
ReplyDeleteHow old is he, Tracy? Of course all babies are different and I am obviously no pediatrician, but Reid stopped eating a true "bedtime" meal around 9-10 months. Could you just give him a half bottle?
ReplyDeleteOh, and the standing up in the bed? In my experience, it'll probably stick around ... Reid usually plays in his crib at naptime and bedtime for at least 15-20 minutes, and sometimes longer!