Sundays are for Gringos!
And trips to Walmart annnnd car naps
Saturday night Carolina had a hard time. She wasn’t sleeping she just wanted to nurse. She actually had a hard week and ended up in bed with us before midnight each night which is a big step backwards from the 4:30 AM she had been giving us. I was just about ready to go lay her in her bed and let her cry when she started tooting and went potty! Then I felt bad because she had a tummy ache. Dane Michael was off for the first Sunday since February (besides the Sunday he had off in April for missy jos party) and we had wanted to go to church but since he knew I was up all night with her when she woke up the next morning he took her to the living room and let me sleep in. I didn’t hear them get up and I didn’t wake up until almost 10 so it was too late for church! We had a nice lunch and went to Walmart to walk it off lol miss Carolina was falling asleep when we pulled in the driveway and I successfully transferred her to her bed.
That’s her new game! She likes to crawl under and around stuff! Including daddy. So after the rough week which I talked about above we decided to let her cry for a few minutes tonight to see what she does. It was late she was in a good mood she was changed and had medicine for teething. She was perfectly happy and delirious until we laid her down.
She stood up and waited in her crib for ten minutes. Then she started crying for ten minutes. Dane went in and calmed her down and she even fell asleep and he laid her back down and she started crying. I let her cry for five minutes and I went in. Wellll when I picked her up and we sat in the glider she melted into me and went back to sleep. She was so sad she was whimpering in her sleep still. NOPE! Not doing that I took my baby to bed with me. She continued to whimper for a good 20 minutes it was the saddest thing I’ve ever heard. But then a miracle happened. She slept from 11:00 to 6:18 AM. I fed her and she went back to sleep until almost 8:30?!? I’m sure it’s a fluke but I will take it.
Just snuggling
We went to Walmart…again! Lol I needed to order her bday cake and nana went with us. I didn’t end up getting a cake from them but I did get some more really cute overalls lol
At dinner Carolina wasn’t pleased! She was throwing everything off her tray and whining then smiling about it…and her and daddy had a grunting war which was hilarious because Carolina tried very hard not to smile
New thing Carolina is doing: problem solving! She noticed for the first time this week that her toy was under the couch and when she saw it she laid down to grab it!
Just because she’s cute and I take too many pics
Look at her beautiful hair!
Little walk with tigger before the big storm rolls in
Feeding herself
First diesel ride lol and first ride in papa truck
Baby booty….
She got her curls back after I washed her hair!
Happy birthday to mawmaw!!
We celebrated with fajitas, strawberry margaritas and pineapple upside down cake!
Carolina was completely offended by me putting shoes on her! She threw a fit and kicked her legs and stomped her feet and was crying and throwing her arms around lol but as you can see, I won!
Carolina was sitting on top of the ottoman and she climbed onto the glider! She did it almost all on her own I just gave her boost when she was in between because she was fixin to fall lol
Thursday was ROUGH! I went to help nana clean and figured I would bring my coffee over at about 10:30 because Carolina takes a nap around 11. Thought I could get the most done if she was sleeping. Well 1:00 came and she was still fighting sleep. I had nursed her twice and there was absolutely NOTHING wrong with her she just wanted to get down and play. She very much still needs a nap so it’s not time to phase them out. So I put her in the play yard and she cried for about five minutes until I went in. I did everything I swayed I walked I rocked I bounced I shook. I laid back on the bed with her i sat her in my lap in front of the fan no matter what I did she was not going to sleep. Even though she was so tired that she was making faces and doing stuff with her eyes and shaking her head no it looked like she was having seizure episodes. Legit y’all. So I finally just laid her down because I was so frustrated I wanted to cry with her. So I just walked away and started cleaning. She cried for 10-15 minutes which felt like a lot longer and I peeped in and she was just sitting there in the corner of the play yard. So I went back to cleaning and checked again 10 minutes later and she CRIED HERSELF TO SLEEP FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
I was completely heartbroken. I’ve listened to her cry before but I’ve always gone in and ended up nursing her to sleep and soothed her. This was the first time my baby cried for me and I didn’t come. I just cleaned with tears down my cheek. Tried to pull it together and nana made me a tuna fish sandwich for lunch and asked me if I was tired and I started crying again! I told her how upset I was she went to sleep that way. She assured me it’s okay and I know it’s okay but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. She only slept for 30-35 minutes and woke up a little grumpy but ultimately was okay once she got some snacks and water
We spent time with everyone and Carolina got into all kinds of things and made all kinds of messes before I was just too tired to do it any longer lol we headed home and I just went and parked my car at the pier and watched the water for a minute until I found out dane was home so since I had back up I decided we could go home lol otherwise I may have left her trapped in her car seat for awhile so I could rest. But we got home a DUMB mosquitos had bit her head and arm and hand several times 😒 I wish it was cold all the time for that reason. The princess had some green beans for dinner and she really enjoyed them! She was in bed before the sun even went down!
I was in bed by 8 and so tired but couldn’t turn my mind off! Carolina woke up by 11 and I hadn’t even gone to sleep yet I can’t stand when that happens. Sooo Dane brought her to me I nursed her and turned over to go to sleep and she lost her mind. I told Dane I was too tired and had too long of a day to deal with the dramatic meltdown she was having thinking he would go get her back down but no he just patted her on the back in an uncalming way and put his arm around her like he was just gonna go to sleep while she was still screaming 😑 uhhhh okay thanks bud but that’s not helpful to me I can’t sleep through it. So I took her to her room because men are useless in the middle of the night! got her to sleep and laid her down where she proceeded to lose her mind again. I just left the room and came and laid down. She cried and carried on for more than ten minutes so I went and got her and this time she laid her head down on me and went to sleep without a fight and I laid her next to me in bed. & honestly now I’m just overtired and over frustrated- I’m so conflicted about letting her cry. I get so upset when she won’t sleep and just wants to nurse because then I can’t sleep and she’s not hungry when she’s doing it….but then I’m miserable when she’s screaming alone in her bed! so I’m blogging when I need to be closing my eyes because it’s 12:30. Praying for a better day tomorrow.
Welllll the last time I looked at the clock it was 1:22! Dane getting ready for work woke Carolina up which is just another reason I need his help getting her to stay in her own bed at night. But whatever I woke up in a good mood and wanted to go see nana and her friends and introduce Carolina june. They all told her how pretty she was and she played really well while we had coffee and strawberries and cinnamon roll bites and lemon poppy seed muffins!
I’m currently nursing her and she is asleep but I’m too afraid to get up and lay her down due to how the last couple days have gone haha tell me your baby is in charge without telling me your baby is in charge!
One hour and 20 minutes later….
2 hours……
I sat in my uncomfortable glider for 2 hours ensure this girl got a GOOD nap because the past couple days have been so rough. Only for this baby to wake up GRUMPY as heck and throw a fit because I won’t give her my phone or Dr Pepper 🙃🙃🙃
SEND HELP
She ended up behaving so I could get a few things done around the house and I made a wreath and garden flag for her party! We took a bath together…she came to the potty with me and she figured how the purpose of a toilet paper roll lol
This girl is CRAZY
And she has to be teething because Friday evening she was miserable and honestly just going nuts
After this came traumatic breakdowns Motrin battles teething tablets frozen teethers frozen waffles and her favorite, water cup!
And then she was all happy and laughing which scared me more than anything because it was a dramatic change lol
And finally I started to recognize my child again! She was loving on her special blanky from nana! We have been sleeping with it every night since nana made it.
I actually snuggled with it when I was having such a hard time last night haha. My baby and husband are sleeping peacefully next to me so I’m gonna get while the gettins good! -okay everyone slept so good last night except we lost power from 12:30 ish til 3!!! I woke up immediately when the fans turned off and Carolina got restless pretty quick too. And it started getting hot! I’m a privileged sleeper lol Carolina took a selfie this morning
Saturday is for cleaning and being lazy! And yard work if the weather permits and daddy gets off on time.
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