Doing bedtime alone w/ toddler & infant SUCKS!
I can't put K to sleep until I've read her a story (or two, or three...). I can't read her a story while E's awake b/c E is fussy and cries throughout. I try to put E to sleep while K is still up, but then K keeps busting into the room, turning on the light, slamming the door, talking loudly, etc. and waking E back up as soon as she starts to doze off. This went on for a good 30 minutes before I was ready to scream, or cry, or something. I feel bad b/c I yelled at K...I know she's only two and can't be expected to entertain herself silently for half an hour while I'm in another room.
I finally put K in her crib with some books and told her I'd be back to read her a story once E was asleep, and that seems to be the best way to go, so I guess that will be my plan when DH is working late.
Aaaand E's awake again. I really, really want to watch "The Bachelorette" and treat myself to a Diet Coke,but looks like I'm back on bedtime duty. Arg.
Kiwi Fruit, 10.2.06 & Ellie Bug, 4.5.09
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Re: Doing bedtime alone w/ toddler & infant SUCKS!
I'm sorry! That sounds so frustrating. I hope the baby falls asleep again soon so you can have a break!
I'm pg with my second and all the recent "2 kid" posts on this board have been scaring the cr@p out of me!
Kiwi Fruit, 10.2.06 & Ellie Bug, 4.5.09
My blog: Bear With Us
Ideas on Teaching Your Toddler/Preschooler at Home
do you have a bouncer or a swing? I'd put ds in the bouncer in the room with us as we read a story all together.... ditto for baths. I'd have him in the bouncer while I bathed dd.
hang in there, it gets better. there are nights now that we all just pile into dd's bed to read stories... all four of us.
I hope it gets easier quickly!
I do dinner/bath/bed alone 5 nights a week because DH works late hours. Ben is in his bouncy seat for Kate's bath. Sometimes he cries, sometimes he doesn't, but he stays there and I pay attention to Kate. Then when we are reading K's books I try to hold/nurse B, plug him up with the paci, etc. Usually he's ok, but if he's really freaking out and K can't even hear her books, I will take him and put him in his crib and close the door. He's going to scream anyway (I only do this after trying nursing, bouncing, etc to settle him) and I feel like K "deserves" 5 minutes of my undivided attention to read a book and sing a song before bed.
This is a result of my lowest moment so far as a mom of 2...we were reading K's books while B screamed (well, I was shouting K's books and she was trying to hear them over B's cries) and K looked at me with tears in her eyes and say "Mama, please put Benny in his seat and read my book to me." My heart broke, so I put him in the crib down the hall. When I went in to get him after getting K down, my heart broke again--he'd stopped screaming and was just staring at the wall
I felt liked I failed both of them, but I try to remember that it is ok for B to cry for 5 mins, and he won't remember it/doesn't know what is going on, but K will/does.
But yes, this is BY FAR the worst part of my day every single day. Hugs.
DOOOD yes. I'm so sorry.
We have FINALLY gotten to the point where Sam is ok with hanging out being mellow in Bryan's room until he's passed out, then we go to her room & do stories & stuff. Sometimes she falls asleep on his floor, which is FINE with me lol