I put Christian down for a nap about 15 minutes ago and he is asleep already!
I'm so glad he's not screaming at me for an hour and a half again. Hopefully he will keep this up!!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Consequences of the 4th
Now that the 4th of July is over, I have to deal with getting Christian to bed by himself again and not be scared of fireworks anymore. It really scared him this year!
Here is how naptime went today:
I put him down around 2 pm like usual. He automatically stands up, grabs his two blankets plus his stuffed frog, hollers and yells, "Mama up!" for the next hour. I went in every once in awhile to reassure him, lay him back down, and walk out again. After about an hour, I hear an airplane fly over head and he screams! I go in there and it clearly shook him up a little bit. I sat down beside his crib and started to sing to him. He was all sweaty and obviously was very scared! This is two year old anxiety! Megan soon came in and she started singing too.
Soon I said, "Do you want Megan to go get you some music?" Of course he says, "Uh-huh!" So Megan gets her CD player and puts in some Mozart for kids music. He is all calmed down and we sit down in the glider and act like we are sleeping. Soon the phone rings, so I had to get up. He was still calm, so I motioned Megan to get out. I was still determined to get a nap out of him! He soon realized we were gone and started crying again, but you could tell he was getting tired. I went in and laid him down because he looked like he was going to fall over! Eventually he did go to sleep, after an hour and a half. He then slept for an hour and a half. I was happy with that.
Tonight:
Matt put him to bed at 9 and it is 9:30 and he is still screaming, "Mama up!" He is pretty upset again. We turned the music on because that helped this afternoon, but it doesn't seem to be helping any. I also turned his light back on, maybe he won't be so scared that way! He might be at this for awhile.
I figure we can let him cry it out now or I can go in and get him and then we would have to deal with this later.
I really wish those people that thought it was so cool to shoot off fireworks at night, and especially right by our house, could come over and deal with my two year old!!!
Here is how naptime went today:
I put him down around 2 pm like usual. He automatically stands up, grabs his two blankets plus his stuffed frog, hollers and yells, "Mama up!" for the next hour. I went in every once in awhile to reassure him, lay him back down, and walk out again. After about an hour, I hear an airplane fly over head and he screams! I go in there and it clearly shook him up a little bit. I sat down beside his crib and started to sing to him. He was all sweaty and obviously was very scared! This is two year old anxiety! Megan soon came in and she started singing too.
Soon I said, "Do you want Megan to go get you some music?" Of course he says, "Uh-huh!" So Megan gets her CD player and puts in some Mozart for kids music. He is all calmed down and we sit down in the glider and act like we are sleeping. Soon the phone rings, so I had to get up. He was still calm, so I motioned Megan to get out. I was still determined to get a nap out of him! He soon realized we were gone and started crying again, but you could tell he was getting tired. I went in and laid him down because he looked like he was going to fall over! Eventually he did go to sleep, after an hour and a half. He then slept for an hour and a half. I was happy with that.
Tonight:
Matt put him to bed at 9 and it is 9:30 and he is still screaming, "Mama up!" He is pretty upset again. We turned the music on because that helped this afternoon, but it doesn't seem to be helping any. I also turned his light back on, maybe he won't be so scared that way! He might be at this for awhile.
I figure we can let him cry it out now or I can go in and get him and then we would have to deal with this later.
I really wish those people that thought it was so cool to shoot off fireworks at night, and especially right by our house, could come over and deal with my two year old!!!
Glad it's over!!
Call me a downer, but I am glad the 4th of July is OVER!!!
Hopefully there will be no left-over fireworks tonight and we can all go to bed on time and in our own beds (Christian!)
I think Christian is going to be scared of being in his bed for awhile. It may take a couple of weeks to get him used to putting himself to sleep again. I think he has fallen asleep in my arms the last 2-3 nights. Poor thing.
And now onto the rest of summer!
Finish my grad class, go to the lakes a few more times, go on vacation, and back to school!
Hopefully there will be no left-over fireworks tonight and we can all go to bed on time and in our own beds (Christian!)
I think Christian is going to be scared of being in his bed for awhile. It may take a couple of weeks to get him used to putting himself to sleep again. I think he has fallen asleep in my arms the last 2-3 nights. Poor thing.
And now onto the rest of summer!
Finish my grad class, go to the lakes a few more times, go on vacation, and back to school!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
4th of July- what I like and dislike
Let's just start out by saying that the 4th of July is probably one of my least favorite holidays, but one of the most important holidays in our country. Here is why!
Things I do not like about the 4th of July:
1. The noise!!! I do not like loud noises AT ALL. I actually still plug my ears! But now I have to plug Christian's, so I will sacrifice my hearing for his. He will take my hand and put it over his ears and say, "more, more."
2. People don't start shooting off fireworks until 10 pm, right when I want to go to bed, for at least 4 nights before the actual 4th of July!!
3. They usually don't end until about 11.
4. I know it's legal in Omaha now, but really? How much money is being blown up, just in our neighborhood??
5. I think if the neighbors are going to shoot super loud ones right in front of your house, they should at least invite you over (since nobody is going to go to sleep anyway!)
6. The trash is all over the place! Why are YOUR burnt up fireworks in MY yard?
7. On the night before the 4th, do you need to start shooting fireworks off at 8 pm rather than 10? And continue for the next 3 hours??
8. I put Christian to bed last night at 8:30 like usual and since the neighbors were shooting them off right in front of his window, he was scared! Poor thing, I went into his bedroom after a little while to check on him and he was curled up and shaking, he was scared so bad!
I ended up holding him because he wouldn't let me put him down. He finally crashed at 10:45 on my lap, in front of the TV!! Don't forget for 2 hours I not only held the young man, but also his stuffed frog and two blankets!!
I remember when we first moved into this house, the neighbors did the same thing and Courtney wouldn't sleep in her bed for about a month.
I know it's legal and people can do what they want and I guess I can live with it for a couple nights out of the year, but I wish they would come over and deal with the children at night and then again in the morning when they are cranky because they didn't have enough sleep!
PS It's not just our neighbors across the street, it's our whole neighborhood!
9. I wish people would sit back and realize WHY we shoot of fireworks and celebrate. This holiday is about as bad as Christmas/ Easter. We have commercialized it so much that we forget the true meaning. Do you know how big of deal it was that our founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and split off from England? HUGE!! This is what led to the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States of America! Can we say, "I'm proud to be an American??"
10. Fireworks are dangerous. I saw a neighbor get hit in the head last night with a firework that flew crazy and what about those lanterns that you light and then let them float away? What if those landed on a house? And started a fire? Growing up on the farm, we always had plenty of room to light fireworks and we were always a long ways away, but here in town, you only have the street. That is not much room to get back and be safe.
Things I like:
1. My girls can watch a fireworks show from their bedroom window. (I don't care if they are up late, but just not sooo late)
2. A time to get together with family and friends.
3. We get to celebrate our country! No other country gets to celebrate the 4th of July!!
4. The fireworks are pretty.
5. Matt gets a day off of work.
6. I LOVE seeing flags everywhere!!
Things I do not like about the 4th of July:
1. The noise!!! I do not like loud noises AT ALL. I actually still plug my ears! But now I have to plug Christian's, so I will sacrifice my hearing for his. He will take my hand and put it over his ears and say, "more, more."
2. People don't start shooting off fireworks until 10 pm, right when I want to go to bed, for at least 4 nights before the actual 4th of July!!
3. They usually don't end until about 11.
4. I know it's legal in Omaha now, but really? How much money is being blown up, just in our neighborhood??
5. I think if the neighbors are going to shoot super loud ones right in front of your house, they should at least invite you over (since nobody is going to go to sleep anyway!)
6. The trash is all over the place! Why are YOUR burnt up fireworks in MY yard?
7. On the night before the 4th, do you need to start shooting fireworks off at 8 pm rather than 10? And continue for the next 3 hours??
8. I put Christian to bed last night at 8:30 like usual and since the neighbors were shooting them off right in front of his window, he was scared! Poor thing, I went into his bedroom after a little while to check on him and he was curled up and shaking, he was scared so bad!
I ended up holding him because he wouldn't let me put him down. He finally crashed at 10:45 on my lap, in front of the TV!! Don't forget for 2 hours I not only held the young man, but also his stuffed frog and two blankets!!
I remember when we first moved into this house, the neighbors did the same thing and Courtney wouldn't sleep in her bed for about a month.
I know it's legal and people can do what they want and I guess I can live with it for a couple nights out of the year, but I wish they would come over and deal with the children at night and then again in the morning when they are cranky because they didn't have enough sleep!
PS It's not just our neighbors across the street, it's our whole neighborhood!
9. I wish people would sit back and realize WHY we shoot of fireworks and celebrate. This holiday is about as bad as Christmas/ Easter. We have commercialized it so much that we forget the true meaning. Do you know how big of deal it was that our founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and split off from England? HUGE!! This is what led to the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States of America! Can we say, "I'm proud to be an American??"
10. Fireworks are dangerous. I saw a neighbor get hit in the head last night with a firework that flew crazy and what about those lanterns that you light and then let them float away? What if those landed on a house? And started a fire? Growing up on the farm, we always had plenty of room to light fireworks and we were always a long ways away, but here in town, you only have the street. That is not much room to get back and be safe.
Things I like:
1. My girls can watch a fireworks show from their bedroom window. (I don't care if they are up late, but just not sooo late)
2. A time to get together with family and friends.
3. We get to celebrate our country! No other country gets to celebrate the 4th of July!!
4. The fireworks are pretty.
5. Matt gets a day off of work.
6. I LOVE seeing flags everywhere!!
Monday, July 2, 2012
Rest of Summer
I looked at the calendar yesterday and we have the rest of our summer booked!
Week of July 2nd- Swimming lessons
4th of July- of course, go see some fireworks!
Saturday, July 7th- Two weddings
Week of July 9th- Swimming Lessons
July 15th- Speaker at church. A husband/ wife missionary team are back from the Phillipines and we are going to go to their presentation. I really want Megan to go since our last book from 2nd grade was about a missionary in the Phillipines.
Week of July 16th- various library events, but nothing week-long
July 20th- Women's Event at church
Week of July 23rd- Megan wants to take dance camp with her old dance teacher.
Week of July 30th- Homeschool conference on the 3rd and 4th, Dodge County Fair that same weekend
Week of August 6th- Courtney wants to take a bug camp at a local community center, we are first on the waiting list. We have Courtney's kindergarten physical scheduled this week, she is already crying over the fact that she has to get some shots. (PS we got a call today and she is registered for bug camp!)
Week of August 13th- Courtney's birthday is on Tuesday, so I think we will do her party on the 12th.
Week of August 20th - I think we are going to go on vacation this week!! We are thinking about heading north and seeing some of Laura Ingall Wilder's homes, maybe heading up to Minneapolis/ Great Lakes Area, and maybe Adventureland in Des Moines.
Saturday August 24th- wedding reception
Week of August 26th- Should we start school here at the Ruwe house?? Or recover from vacation??
The next weekend is Labor Day and summer is over!!
I really wanted to start school a couple of weeks before Labor Day this year. Last year, I started one week before and we didn't end up getting done until the end of May. If I start earlier, we can get done earlier. :) But of course, my girls already seem a little bored with summer and were begging to start school the other day! I'm actually enjoying my time off. I have time to get laundry done, clean up, and get other things done! What am I going to do in the fall??
Week of July 2nd- Swimming lessons
4th of July- of course, go see some fireworks!
Saturday, July 7th- Two weddings
Week of July 9th- Swimming Lessons
July 15th- Speaker at church. A husband/ wife missionary team are back from the Phillipines and we are going to go to their presentation. I really want Megan to go since our last book from 2nd grade was about a missionary in the Phillipines.
Week of July 16th- various library events, but nothing week-long
July 20th- Women's Event at church
Week of July 23rd- Megan wants to take dance camp with her old dance teacher.
Week of July 30th- Homeschool conference on the 3rd and 4th, Dodge County Fair that same weekend
Week of August 6th- Courtney wants to take a bug camp at a local community center, we are first on the waiting list. We have Courtney's kindergarten physical scheduled this week, she is already crying over the fact that she has to get some shots. (PS we got a call today and she is registered for bug camp!)
Week of August 13th- Courtney's birthday is on Tuesday, so I think we will do her party on the 12th.
Week of August 20th - I think we are going to go on vacation this week!! We are thinking about heading north and seeing some of Laura Ingall Wilder's homes, maybe heading up to Minneapolis/ Great Lakes Area, and maybe Adventureland in Des Moines.
Saturday August 24th- wedding reception
Week of August 26th- Should we start school here at the Ruwe house?? Or recover from vacation??
The next weekend is Labor Day and summer is over!!
I really wanted to start school a couple of weeks before Labor Day this year. Last year, I started one week before and we didn't end up getting done until the end of May. If I start earlier, we can get done earlier. :) But of course, my girls already seem a little bored with summer and were begging to start school the other day! I'm actually enjoying my time off. I have time to get laundry done, clean up, and get other things done! What am I going to do in the fall??
Swimming Lessons
Today Megan and Courtney begin swimming lessons. We are doing semi-private lessons this year and paying quite a bit more because we have not had good luck with City of Omaha lessons or any other lessons where there are 6-8 kids in a class and they sit on the side of the pool for most of the time. Megan really excelled at swimming last year, mostly because we were at the pool 2-3 times a week and she was able to practice. I need to get Courtney to that level now.
I have heard great things about this swimming school (Barb Graeves) and it is a little bit cheaper than other semi-private lessons around Omaha. We'll try it and see how it goes!
I have heard great things about this swimming school (Barb Graeves) and it is a little bit cheaper than other semi-private lessons around Omaha. We'll try it and see how it goes!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Naptime!
Today Matt went to go help his brother do something and left me here with the kids. Being Sunday afternoon, I didn't feel like doing much. The girls wanted to watch a movie, so I said sure! They put in "Sleeping Beauty", I made some popcorn, and we all settled down to watch.
Everybody watched the entire movie except for me. What did I end up doing? Falling asleep on the couch! Christian was on my lap, or somewhere near, most of the time. I should have really put him down for a nap, but since I was so tired, I was just lazy and didn't put him to bed.
When Matt got home, I was waking up and he asked, "Did Christian get a nap?" I replied, "No, but I did!"
For the record, I don't think I fell fast asleep, I was still aware of what was going on around me. I just had to rest my eyes for a little bit. :)
Everybody watched the entire movie except for me. What did I end up doing? Falling asleep on the couch! Christian was on my lap, or somewhere near, most of the time. I should have really put him down for a nap, but since I was so tired, I was just lazy and didn't put him to bed.
When Matt got home, I was waking up and he asked, "Did Christian get a nap?" I replied, "No, but I did!"
For the record, I don't think I fell fast asleep, I was still aware of what was going on around me. I just had to rest my eyes for a little bit. :)
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