The 5:00 am “screaming” alarm clock went off this morning. It’s name was Sarah!! I haven’t heard that alarm clock in quite some time.
Afternoon nap in high chair!
Let’s turn back the clock to October 2008 when Sarah decided that she no longer wanted to sleep in her crib. Not in the day, not at night….NEVER! Why this happened, I have no idea. We tried the “Ferber” method which suggests you let the child ‘cry it out’ until he/she falls asleep. Sarah is apparently not your typical child who cries for 20 minutes, gives up and falls asleep. No, she was not, under any circumstances, going to be ‘Ferberized’! One evening, after crying for 90 minutes, she finally fell asleep standing up. I was so afraid that she would fall and hit her head, that I went into her room and tried to lay her down and the screaming began again. I ended up crying that night as well. That was it! Dave and I decided; no more crying for either of us; she wins! From that point on, naps were either taken in the high chair or on the road. I’ll tell you this; during this time, I really learned the ins and outs of Massapequa Shores:) At night, she would fall asleep on the couch downstairs with either Dave or I sitting beside her. Once she fell asleep, we would carry her upstairs and pray that she wouldn’t cry to come back down again. This went on for about 3 months until I couldn’t take it anymore. It was the night after New Years Eve 2009 when I decided it was time to go back in the crib, tears or no tears. Crying there was! But, not for long. Within a few days we were back to a normal sleep schedule and everyone, parents included, was happy and well rested once again. In hind-sight, I should have let the crying go on for just a little while longer and I could have probably avoided the all the shenanigans in-between.