Posts Tagged ‘co-sleeping’

mommy

Posted in Freya, tagged on March 5, 2013 | Comments Off on mommy

“Mommy.” I heard Freya’s voice from down the hall. I was awake — seems like I always am in some state of wakefulness. I don’t know what time it was. The baby was asleep next to me, having just nursed back down, and seemed pretty still, so I crept away and went to Freya’s room. […]

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baby smiles

Posted in Audrey, tagged , on July 16, 2012 | Comments Off on baby smiles

Audrey has started smiling, and not just reflexively. I believe she has started her “social” smiles, which are great. Especially at 4 in the morning when she’s been awake for a couple hours already, ugh. Last night was rough. She didn’t want to go back to sleep. My fault for deciding to wake her for […]

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sharing the bed

Posted in Attachment Parenting, Freya, tagged on August 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Babies are not meant to sleep alone. In fact, I don’t think humans are really meant to sleep alone in general, but ESPECIALLY babies. Adults, well, some of us like to share the bed but not cuddle (too hot), but I guess what we like is just knowing our partner is there. Nearby. Within arm’s […]

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noise

Posted in Attachment Parenting, Freya, Milestones, tagged on June 28, 2011 | Comments Off on noise

Construction on the road behind our back fence has begun and will continue all summer. Chainsaws. They chopped down a row of trees next to the soccer field. Not sure why they had to do that just to build a sidewalk — there was more than enough space. Now I hear them shouting and throwing […]

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weird

Posted in Freya, tagged , , , on June 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Feeling off today. I think the sleep deprivation is starting to erode my brain. Last night when we went to bed, I tried to soothe and cuddle Freya to sleep without nursing and she was not having it. She had already been nursing, but not sleeping, just kind of thrashing around the way toddlers do, […]

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snugglebug

Posted in Attachment Parenting, Freya, tagged , on February 4, 2011 | Comments Off on snugglebug

Freya is deep in the throes of teething this week. I believe it’s more molars. Last night she had another low fever, wanted to nurse constantly, and when she woke up fussing and crying, it was with her fingers jammed into her mouth. Poor baby. When I do get her back to sleep, she snuggles […]

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burning up

Posted in Freya, tagged , , on January 28, 2011 | Comments Off on burning up

It took fifteen months, but Freya has her first fever. I realize that we are fortunate that it took this long. She’s had one (maybe two?) 24-hour sniffle attacks before this. In general she is an exceptionally healthy baby. I am filled to the brim with gratitude for that. Anyway I woke up at 4am […]

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