Apparently during the week, Tucker takes pretty good naps during the day. However, on the weekends, he rarely takes naps. If he does, it's when we're driving somewhere or they only last maybe an hour.
Tucker ready to take a nap!
I didn't realize "crying it out" is an actual method, but it is! http://www.sleep-baby-sleep.com/ferber-method.htm
Saturday mid-morning Alec put Tucker down in his play yard and Tucker began to cry. Ten minutes later, he was asleep! Who knew it would be that easy?!?! So later that afternoon, after we ran our errands, we tried to put Tucker down again. Well he cried and cried and cried. Then I cried and cried and cried. I gave in and so began our long afternoon. Tucker finally decided to take a nap...at 8pm! Of course by then it was bedtime so I woke him up to eat at 10 then back to bed!
Today was a little better. He took a couple small naps and luckily there wasn't much crying involved!
On another note, we've decided to revamp our garden! The tomatoes are just about finished and we already pulled up the squash and zucchini. We're hoping to plant some things that Tucker can eat in a couple of months - carrots, peas and green beans.
Just when we decided to pull up our cucumbers, they finally decided to come in!
We still have a ton of pickles left over from last year! Luckily, I found a recipe online for PF Chang's Shanghai Cucumbers. Maybe after a few batches of those, we'll have our fill of cucumbers and we'll be ready to pull them up!
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Oh, it is soooo hard to let them cry it out, isn't it?!! Not to worry, they get over it real soon and establish a routine. BTW, another great book is Love and Logic for Toddlers. It actually touches on babies, and if you read it now you'll be prepared for (roll the Jaws music, please) The Terrible Twos! And don't let the name fool ya...that period of a baby's life begins at about one and can last until first grade! Good luck! I'm sure you're doing a great job!!
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