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Yay Daddy!!

Yay Daddy!  That’s what Edwin said today on our way to pick up Ed from the airport.  We were both very happy to have him home after he spent a week in Ohio.  Even now as I type this, Ed is taking care of bedtime duty which is soooo nice!!  I’ve slept on the air mattress all week, but I think we’re making some progress. 

Here’s a few pictures of the house that Ed helped build for his brother.  It’s eventually going to be a 3 story house with a walk-out basement…looks like they had a great start!

 

I’ll try anything at this point

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know (if you’re reading this) that we’ve been struggling with Edwin’s transition to a big boy bed for about 3 1/2 weeks now.  And actually, for about two weeks prior to the switch, his sleeping had become erratic.  The whole situation has been very frustrating considering he used to be the best sleeper!! 

Last night was my breaking point.  Ed is out of town visiting his family in Ohio and helping his brother build a house (yes, my husband can build houses).  He’s gone for a week and last night was the first night I had to do the bedtime routine on my own.  Let’s just say it didn’t go well.  It took me more than an hour to get him to sleep…and then I spent the next 45 minutes crying because I felt like a horrible mom – not to mention the raging pregnancy hormones and lack of sleep mixed in…

The rest of the evening didn’t go much better.  Edwin fell asleep at 9pm.  I went to bed at 10:30, and he was awake by 11:20.  It took me another 20 minutes to get him back to sleep….but then he woke up at 1am.  This time I just had to put him back in his bed.  However…at 2am he woke up yet AGAIN because of the stupid thunderstorm.  Since he’s terrified of the rain, I knew it was a losing battle, so I put his fold-out Elmo couch on the floor next to my bed and he slept there….with just a few minor wake-ups the rest of the night.

Let’s just say that there were some more tears on my part this morning at work because I was so tired!!!  Finally at my wit’s end, I called the pediatrician’s office.  The nurse was so sweet and understanding and encouraging.  She told me that we were doing everything right – staying consistent, not letting him sleep with us (or sleeping in his bed either), not giving him attention in the middle of the night…She said that in most cases, it wouldn’t take this long to resolve the problems.  However, since he’s gone more than a month without a good night of sleep, he’s ridiculously overtired.  That means his body won’t allow him to sleep through the night or take good naps or act like his usual happy self.  (He’s also been waaaaay over-the-top cranky).  So she prefaced her advice by saying “Usually I wouldn’t recommend this, but in your case….” and then proceeded to tell me what to do.  She said in this instance, it might be a good idea to sleep in his room for a few nights.  Not in the bed with him, but on an air mattress on the floor next to him. That way if he wakes up, he’ll go right back to sleep because mommy is there.  After a few nights, he should get used to sleeping the whole night in his bed again…and eventually, I can return to the comfort of my own bed.

So I went to Target today and purchased my “Addendum to the Big Boy Bed”….also known as a twin size air mattress since that’s all that we have room for.  Lovely to think Edwin gets his comfy full-size bed while preggo mommy sleeps on the twin size blow up bed.  Ahhh…what I wouldn’t do for my kid.

If you spend any time at all with God, I’m going to ask for prayer – please pray that Edwin will finally get a good night of sleep (me too!) and that his body will adjust once again to sleeping through the night.  And please pray that the Holy Spirit will fill me with the gift of self-control because I certainly can’t do it on my own.  I’ll let you know how it goes :)

And because all blog posts are better with a picture….

Trying Something New

Now that I have my own computer (that’s faster than a lazy snail), I downloaded Windows Live Writer.  Anyone else use this?  Apparently you can make your pictures bigger, you can change stuff around easier…I’m not really sure actually what all it can do.  In any case, I’m testing it out tonight. 

Here’s a couple of pictures from last week when Edwin was helping Daddy wash the cars in the backyard.  He loves having control of the hose!!!

And just because I can…here’s a couple more random pictures (I love the different effects I can choose!!)

 

Not exactly the most exciting post, but at least it’s something new to read :)

Photo Debut

Thanks to my wonderful brother-in-law (Brian), here are the pictures from our ultrasound last week. Introducting Lillian Grace Boso!!!

By the way, I forgot to mention that unlike my pregnancy with Edwin, this time around my fluid levels are looking great. Praise God!!

Big News

I can't believe it!!!! Ed and I both went into the ultrasound this morning absolutely convinced we'd be having another little boy.

As I drove to work after the scan I had all these thoughts swirling around in my head that I wanted to write about on here, but now my brain is a big mushy mess. I'm just so grateful that God has given us the opportunity to be parents again! And I'm also amazed once again at our Creator and His perfect plan. There's no way you could sit through an ultrasound and not wonder at the miracle of life!

I'll try to scan the baby pictures in a little later and post them, but for now just know that Lillian (middle name yet to be decided) Boso is safe and healthy. Please leave me some comment love to share in our excitement!!!!