Books For Both of Us

So, after many difficult days with Nathan, I decided to get out of the house. We ended up at Target, where I saw this book. Since I started reading it, I have had much more patience with Nathan. I'm not sure if the book is that great, but it makes me feel better to know that these problems I am having aren't that strange, or else they wouldn't have written a whole book about it! :) So I am feeling a little bit better about Nathan's struggles... throwing food, having tantrums, eating with his hands, talking, not talking, sleeping, etc...





We also got this book for Nathan. He absolutely loves it, and he already has at least 10 new words. It's really fun, and he spends forever looking at it and pointing at the pictures.


I feel like things are getting a little bit easier. I have also committed to having more of a schedule, and taking Nathan outside the house for more activities.

I think we will try out the "Kangaroo Zoo" this week. I've never been there, but heard that it is fun for kids. Hopefully Nathan isn't too young to really enjoy it.

If anyone else has ideas about how to keep a toddler entertained ALL DAY without watching too much TV, be sure to let me know!!

Sleepless Nights

So Nathan has been having rough nights lately, which translates into rough nights for all of us. Friday night Nathan went down about 10:30. He decided that after 6 hours of sleep he had enough, and was up at 4:30. He thought he was ready to be up for the day, but I really tried to get him back to sleep. I put him in our bed for about an hour. He didn't really fall asleep though. He just wiggled, squirmed, and played with our faces. So at 5:30 I took him out to the TV and tried to turn on a show. Usually he will just sit on the couch for almost the whole thing, but not on Saturday! He kept coming back to our bedroom, and tried to get one of us out to play with him. We took turns getting out of bed trying to get him what he wanted, but to no avail. I finally got up and got him some breakfast. Afterwards I held him on my lap until 'Cars' was over. I had fallen asleep. When I woke up, he was asleep. Yea!!! So at 7am, I went back to bed for a couple of hours. He was pretty crabby for the rest of the day, and last night we realized he had a fever. We weren't sure when or where he got sick, but he definitely wasn't feeling well. Jon stayed home from church today to take care of him, and realized that he is getting molars! I guess they are really hurting him. He will start crying out of the blue, and tries to pull off his cheeks. Poor kid. It's good to know that there is a reason behind being so fussy and picky with his food for the last couple of days. Hopefully the sleepless nights will soon come to an end!