What's on your ipod?

My husband was out of town this weekend on a guy's fishing trip. After a long day of unsuccessful fishing, they sat down by the water having some tasty beverages. One of the fisherman brought his ipod and a player down to where they were sitting, so everyone could hear the music. The fishmerman set his ipod to shuffle so they could hear a nice selection. One of the fisherman's friends said he hoped he had not set the ipod to shuffle otherwise they would be listening to a bunch of Wiggles songs.

I couldn't believe they were talking about the Wiggles on a fishing trip. My husband told me that all of the guys had heard of the Wiggles. If you have not heard of them, they are 4 guys on the Disney channel that make up songs about fruit salad, dancing dinosaurs and drinking water.

You know you have entered a different point in your life when you are downloading Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5 and Toot, Toot, Chugga, Chugga, Big Red Car.

Go ahead and join the cult!

Sleep-Part 2

I think this is the number one topic among moms. Should I co-sleep? Should they be in their cribs? How can I get my child to sleep through the night? Well, my new issue is how do I get my 7 month old to nap? We had been on somewhat of a schedule. Now she is getting over a cold and napping is all over the place. For the last 3 days, she has taken 2 to 3 naps at 30 minutes a piece. No morning nap. Yet fighting me through it until the next nap. I am a little at my wits end, especially since my husband was out of town all weekend.

I am trying to decide if she is teething, hitting a milestone or just out growing naps. Ugghhh! I wish they could talk and tell us what is going on.

Of course, I am looking for answers and I read in the American Academy of Pediatrics that by 8 months, sleeping starts to change again. "Her separation anxiety starts to intensify and she may start to resist going to bed and wake up more often looking for me." It's frustrating because I fell like I am on a roller coaster ride of napping.
I used to see her yawn and could put her right in the bed. Now I see her yawn and put her to bed and she cries until I get her up.

So two minutes ago I tried another strategy. I started a bedtime ritual like at night. I gave her 2 ounces of formula, red her a quick story and put her to bed with a little blanket buddy. I also left the door open more than usual. We shall see.................................................

Well, there is no crying, but the hour is almost up so I may have to try it again for the 11:30am nap.

Calgon take me away!

I think we might be super heroes.

If you could have any super hero power, what would it be? Mine would be that I wanted the ability to fly. I thought if I could fly, I could get things done so much fatser. I think deep down I have always wanted to be a super hero with super powers. I did have Wonder Women Underoos and a Batgirl bathing suit growing up. Scary!

Then the other night I realized, I might be a super hero. My husband and I were sitting in the living room with the TV blasting (he's deaf). I was cooking dinner. The dryer and washer were going. And I was talking away on the phone. All of the sudden, I asked him if he heard that. He said, "what?". I said, "the baby". He said,"I didn't hear anything." I told him to turn the TV down. Sure enough, my munckin was talking away in her bed. He was amazed at how I could hear her from the other side of the house. I realized I must have a super power. I think I might have a Bionic Ear. Then I started thinking about the other special abilities I might have.

Speed
I can be in REM sleep at 3am and go from laying horizontal to standing vertical within the 1 second after hearing the baby cry out.

Strength
I can hold my child in one arm, a purse, her toy, the groceries, a cell phone and the car keys while unlocking the front door.

Stamina
I can get up at 1am, 3am, 5am and 7am and still love my child.

Sight
I can find anything his keys, his wallet, his belt, the ketchup.

Singing
I can sing any song from the Wiggles show when needed during a rough car ride home.

But the sad thing about being a super hero is, their identities have to remain a secret. So my family will never be able to know that I have these special abilities. However, I am sure my husband wouldn't mind me dressing up as Catwoman or Wonder Woman every once in awhile. HAHAHA

Be present to the moment.

This was sent to me by a Word of Mouth Mom. Take sometime to really read this. It's a little long, but so true. Brought tears to my eyes.

Your on ramp

Sleep-a favorite topic

Just stumbled upon this website. A very interesting video about sleep.