tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post7960811970178089093..comments2023-09-17T05:46:14.693-07:00Comments on Luke, I Am Your Father: 4 AM Automatic!James (SeattleDad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-30956005852763473502008-09-29T14:32:00.000-07:002008-09-29T14:32:00.000-07:00Well if YOU are waking up lucas... that's another ...Well if YOU are waking up lucas... that's another story! ;) <BR/>Honestly, the night time waking is a short time in their lives, even if it happens till they are 5 years old... it is really short in the grand scheme of things. best to just suck it up, snuggle the tot till they fall back to sleep and pray that it passes soon. Before you know it he'll be pushing you away when you try to kiss him good bye at the bus stop! ;)<BR/>tell mrs LIAYF i said hi! :Dkorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582076144546317577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-52328719265202491232008-09-28T20:12:00.000-07:002008-09-28T20:12:00.000-07:00@Korin - Great to hear from you!! Yeah, we tried ...@Korin - Great to hear from you!! Yeah, we tried that, but my snoring always woke Lukas up. So, having his own room works pretty well for him . . . most of the time!James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-32182294270013898592008-09-28T19:09:00.000-07:002008-09-28T19:09:00.000-07:00Well since ruby's bed is next to ours... she just ...Well since ruby's bed is next to ours... she just crawls into my bed when she needs me, and we go back to sleep. so I'm not much help, am I ;)korinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582076144546317577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-44882680079877576312008-09-23T06:33:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:33:00.000-07:00@Ed - I'm still at that longing to have them tell ...@Ed - I'm still at that longing to have them tell me what they want stage. I'm sure you rememeber that, at least vaugely. LOL! Thanks for the comment. <BR/><BR/>@DC - Ahhh, you are still a late night party animal. I'm getting to old for that, so I'm glad Luke is cooperating more these days. Good luck getting there too.<BR/><BR/>@Writer - Hard to think of the little one manipulating us, but i'm sure it will happen soon enough. You seem to echo the other perspectives, so now I am wondering what I have in store.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-58932866072084857612008-09-22T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:17:00.000-07:00Tread lightly, brother. It's cool to be needed. ...Tread lightly, brother. It's cool to be needed. Then they grow. Need turns to manipulation. Both our children are terrific about this now, but there was a learning curve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-69128401040452423452008-09-22T07:20:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:20:00.000-07:00The MiniKamp has decided that sleeping through the...The MiniKamp has decided that sleeping through the night is overrated and would much rather party between 2 and 4.<BR/><BR/>We are navigating the should we let her cry it out decision. That is just tough. I just want to be in there get her and get her down.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, it would be great to know if she is hungry, bored, scared, lonely or all of the above.<BR/><BR/>I can already tell she is going to be a negotiator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-20054891017069733112008-09-22T04:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T04:45:00.000-07:00I remember longing for the days when my kids could...I remember longing for the days when my kids could talk to me, tell me what they were thinking. Now I long for those days when they couldn't. Careful what you wish...<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the midnight bandits just sneak into our bed--I find out when I wake in the morning, or when it's too late and they've stolen my pillow. Other times I'm able to head them off at the door and send them back to bed. We have a rule of kids sleep in their own beds but it's loosely enforced.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately for us--only one or two ever gets up in the night. Five would be too many!Ed (zoesdad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05407108771231260027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-76969728690580041732008-09-20T20:11:00.000-07:002008-09-20T20:11:00.000-07:00@Scifi - Wow, I hadn't thought of it in that way. ...@Scifi - Wow, I hadn't thought of it in that way. Makes sense though. I'm sure that it would be more difficult to leave a child who is telling you "Don't go, dada, I'm scared" rather than just whimpering.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-39346276804442542662008-09-20T19:15:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:15:00.000-07:00Believe it or not, ignorance is sort of bliss in t...Believe it or not, ignorance is sort of bliss in those situations. Once they can articulate what they want/need, they can also negotiate or ask for something else, thereby a) increasing your time together and b) increasing the probability of them being up for the day at an ungodly hour.<BR/><BR/>When my daughter wakes in the middle of the night, she always wants to be with us. We've got strict rules about what times we allow this, but sometimes she's just UP and CAN'T SLEEP, and well, we're screwed.SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.com