Well as many of you know, Hailey is a little fire cracker. I love her every day and am so grateful for her in my life, but there are some things, and some days when you just don't know what to do. She is really making some great steps in becoming better behaved (maybe I shouldn't say that?) But she really is such a wonderful child.
Here is goes: I am admitting it, my two year old no longer naps. It is such a sad day for me, especially because I am close to 9 months pregnant and could really use at least a couple more months of naps. We are trying "quiet time", but I worry about leaving her in her crib and falling out because she is sick of it. We have a bed for her but I don't know that I am ready to go through that transition until our baby is at least a couple months old. I have been giving her books and things to do and it seems to work. But, what shall I do after the hour is over and I am still exhausted? I hate letting her watch too much TV, but maybe I need to get over that until summer anyway.
My next question is for you that have already potty trained your kids. Hailey is totally potty trained during the day, but at nap time/quiet time and bed time I put a diaper on her because I am 9 months pregnant and don't want to clean up the mess. I just figure that she will do that part on her own time, is this so? Is there something else that would help her? Not that I really have the energy to put into it anyway. But the whole reason I potty trained her in the first place is because of the whole pooh thing in the crib. (see older posts about this if you want to be grossed out).
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I have zero advice.. Good luck!! All I can say is I thought JJ was done with his naps too, but he is back to taking them about 80% of the time. not bad! Hang in there!
Aubrie, you are such a geat mom. It is so fun to see you and Greg with Hailey, and I am very excited to have a nephew! I wish I had any advice at all for you.. I did just barely see a commercial for the website called momslikeme.com. I guess it is message boards for moms. The commercial said "Having throuble with your two year old?" and "Learn the best tips for potty training!" Definitely could be worth checking out for you. xoxo
naps--i'd leave her in the crib as long as she wants it, (its safe and a little haven for them) when noah stopped napping for a stint I pushed it back a little later and made sure he was active prior to putting him down (he still plays quietly for a little while and most days falls asleep for a good nap after).
potty--she sounds like she is doing really well. I'd keep doing what your doing for now.
Advice is tough because every child is so different. Hailey is one lucky girl to have such a good mommy!
Hello there best mom,
Her crib is safe and she is a good climber anyway. You crawled in and out of your crib at 2 and we never knew it until we found things like an apple or a coke in your crib! You were very happy to be in your crib - kind of like a fort at this age.
As for potty training - you both are doing so well! You are right, she will do the "night time" thing on her own and there is no need to sweat it - nap time either. She is a girl and they are great at this - wait until you have your boy!! (A different story :))
I love you and Hailey so much and Greg and can't wait for our new addition - "Don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff"
I caved in to the phase, whatever it was. It wasn't worth the fight. Toddlers are so headstrong and they are always changing. I tried driving around to get them to sleep but that only works if they stay asleep when you get them out. Honestly, it's just so tough! I think they need more daycare kind of "activities" starting at 12:00 or so. In my area, everything starts at nine then is over at 11:00. I needed the help in the early afternoon! I finally started switching playdates with a friend so we had every other day. That helped kind of and the kids loved it.
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