daisymae

lately my girls have been resisting some naps. yesterday it was the afternoon nap and today it's the morning nap. i'm not sure what's going on with that. i don't think they're ready to go to one nap a day yet. the problem is, if one doesn't want to nap, she keeps the other up! going to try a little CIO for now.
i was reading one of my parenting books last night. what to expect - the toddler years. and it had some shocking things in there for the 13th month. like that they may be ...

i've discovered that i don't like dh disciplining the girls. not that there's any real discipline going on at this age. but he was getting mad at her this morning for throwing cheerios on the floor. i thought his tone was a bit harsh. she was just having fun. it wasn't a big deal. i ran in there and picked her up and yelled at him.
boy, am i a mother bear or what.

not feeling very motivated today. i have a ton i need to get done and it's stressing me out. ...

i'm so sick of hearing parents act holier than thou. like they know all the answers and that their style is right for all children.
whatever.
this morning on tv they were discussing bf. NOT TRYING TO START A DEBATE OR INSULT ANYONE.
i'm all for bf'ing, if that is your choice. i agree it's the healthiest thing for babies. but not all women can do it. and not all women want to. and that doesn't mean we are doing harm to our children.
i tried to bf. with twins...are ...

on the pros and cons of schedules.

my girls have been on a pretty strict schedule since birth. with 2 it makes life easier. we let them set what the schedule will be, but we stick with it. if one naps, both nap. ones eats, both eat. it works really well and they have been sleeping thru the night since about january. they sleep almost 12 hours most nights. which is great. and they know when they eat and when they nap. which is all great. but schedules have their downsides ...