May 05, 2007
Sleepless Nights and Long Conversations
Please help. If anyone out there knows how to get my 7 month old to sleep longer then 2 hours please jebus let me know. heh This coming from a girl who does not normally react well to advice and or can accept it with any sort of grace (I am learning though....) is begging for someone to tell us how to get Declan to sleep. We have tried everything except ferbering and Im not doing it. We have indeed let him cry a little but it simply escalates and escalates.
Declan gets up about 3-4 times a night and never sleeps for more then 2 hours. When he wakes he doesnt have gas. He is not hungry. Sometimes its his teeth bothering him. In which case a little dose of Orajel does the trick. But normally its really nothing that sets him off. This is worse then when he was a newborn.
This makes everyone tired and a little cranky around the Hai household. But we are managing. Hopefully it will all come together soon enough. And then we can screw it up again when we go to Newfoundland. Yeh! :)
Declan is like any 7 month old now. He crawls like its nobody's business. He can quickly make it across the living room and down the hall before you blink. He sits himself up. And also pulls himself up now onto his knees. I have pictures. He has another position he loves which leads us to believe he will walk fairly soon. Definitely before he is 1.
Declan is very vocal and loves to yell and scream. He is a sweet boy who laughs even at the sight of someone he loves. He is also more sensitive. He cries easily when he falls or has a little stumble. Although that seems to be improving as he gets more use to getting around.
Declan also has a little seperation anxiety. He does not like to be left in a room alone and if he sees you leave him in the room alone he is quickly reduced to sobs. But it will pass too I am sure.
Kadin loves to play with Declan and is certainly toughening him up. Little does Kadin know this will backfire on him in the future when Declan starts to kick his bum! heh
Speaking of Kadin today I include him in this post by telling you about the little words of joy he fills our days with. Kadin is a chatter box and is always found talking to his imaginary friends, his toys, one of us and or the air. The chatter can be logical and about something that occurred that day or it may be a story he is making up on the fly. Something he has become very talented at.
So here I present you Kadin-isms. Enjoy. We do...and he is always surprising us.
Kadin heard telling a co-worker of Hasan's who came by to drop off paperwork. They are outside with Daisy and he says to her as he shyly laughs "I'm Kadin. This our pet dog. Her name's Daisy. We love her."
He also introduces Declan like this to people. "Hi I'm Kadin. This is Declan. He my brudder." And its always followed by this somewhat fake bashful laugh.
Last week after getting groceries Hasan and the boys picked me up. Kadin was out of his booster and a fight ensued between Hasan and him when Kadin insisted on putting the belts together himself. He says to Hasan with gritted teeth "Babu if you don't let me do it I will be sooo mad."
I sat on the floor with him last weekend watching cartoons. I noticed something in his hair and knew immediately it was a booger. I pulled the dried crusty thing from him hair and said "Kadin there is a booger in your hair. Look!" He replied with a know-it-all giggle "Yes mommy. I put it there to keep it safe."
When trying to find a solution a a problem he will tap his fingers on his chin and when he figures out the step to take he always says "Yes! This will do the trick!"
Kadin loves to use the word actually and especially when he is correcting Hasan or myself about something. He again uses that fake bashful laugh and looks at us "Actually Babu mommy said I could watch a cartoon."
Kadin is terrible for interrupting Hasan and I when we are chatting. He will yell "Excusa me! Excusa me!" We try to ask him to wait and he presents us with his hand and says "Just one more word. I have just one more word." Its never just one more word. :)
Kadin has projects now. Projects that Hasan and I must look at and praise him for. Mostly it consists of him gathering things and using his very business like grown up voice to says "Ok there. Yes. Ok. This is it. My project. OK I have to..." And it goes from there and Hasan and stand at his bedroom door in awe.
Kadin understands pretend now especially when it comes to things he sees in cartoons and or things he reads in his books. He is even quick to tell us "Yes mommy. I know. Its just pretend."
He repeats everything inlucding the bad stuff. He was frustrated with having to return to his room the other day after not completing some task. As he stomped down the hall he said "Jesus!" Thanks Hasan!
Last week Kadin amazed Hasan when he saw a dinosaur on TV and said to Hasan "That's the terran-ahhhnana rex right babu? The T Rex." And indeed it was the terran-ahhhnana rex.
Finally Kadin made me nearly pee my pants when Thursday morning he said to Hasan as Hasan was heading out for work. "When will you be home today?" Hasan replied "After work." "Will you stay with us all night then babu?" Kadin asked. "Yes I will Kadin. Alll night." "Ok good," he replied, "I like you babu. heh You're my fah-der." heh"
Thats how he said it. With the little fake laughs included and the strong Newfie accent on father!
We are looking into daycare for Kadin now. I will let you know how it goes. We are checking one out tomorrow right around the corner. Fingers crossed there's no meth lab. hah....*ahem* Kidding!!
Now pictures.
Here he is. Our giant baby Declan. He pulls himself up like this everywhere now. The sofa. Our pant legs. Kadin's table. The bathtub. And he is just about as proud as he can be when he does it.
Hasan took Kadin last weekend to visit horses belonging to another co-worker of Hasan's. Kadin loved it and you can see the mountains in these pics which is nice. And NO that is not a bruise. Its a hickey Hasan put on his face. :)
Here are Kadin and Declan goofing. Kadin insisted I take the first picture before he would give me the second. Kinda morbid hey? It was his posing idea. Just so creative that little guy. :)
This is the other Declan pose I spoke about. He loves to stand up like this and rock from side to side. And of course Kadin following along.
Declan managed to get his hands on a cocoa cup from Kadin.
How could I not post this pic?
Kadin got a scooter at his aqiqa in Ottawa and here he is using it. He was a little hesitant and kinda gave up easily but he wants to do it again which is a good sign.
Declan crawling around grabbing tatties. Kadin took this picture.
Declan's favorite toy. He plays with this for god...minutes at a time before he cries or screams for some unknown reason. No No I'm kidding! He really does love hitting the keys and hearing the music come out.
Here we have Declan starring up at Hasan in the kitchen and then we have Kadin getting in on the action. He is such a funny kid.
Kadin would only take this pic if I gave his ball a hug and took a picture of it.
Declan in a little hard hat of Kadin's.
