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This post brought to you by Picture People. All opinions are 100% mine. My sons are growing up fast, and the grandparents are constantly asking us for photos. I love to take pictures, but my photos are more along the lines of snapshots of our lives, not the type of portraits grandma and grandpa are […]
I’m a very fair gal…very fair. I have been often asked if I feel ok because I just look so pale. I started to frequent tanning salons as a result, to get a little color, and loved hearing people tell me how healthy and great I looked. The problem? Tanning beds are not healthy, and […]
America knows AshLee Frazier as the gal who over-anxiously competed for Sean Lowe’s heart, believing from first sight that this was the man she would marry, her soul mate, the man who would fix the broken creature that she is. We all cringed as she insisted he was made for her, asked him to blind […]
I don’t agree at all. I think AshLee was open, honest and geniune. I really liked her. She had a hard life and overcame a lot of things but came out like a rose.
Just because she overcame a lot, doesn’t mean she is ready to be in a mature relationship. She has a lot of work to do on herself first before she can be a quality mate for a quality man, starting with getting over seeing herself as broken and needing a man to fix her. And she may have been open, but she expected too much from a man who was still dating other women- she seemed to be disappointed that he had the nerve to get close to and kiss others, when that is the reality of the show. The things she did (the blind fold “trust” exercise, for example) should have waited until Sean committed to her, not while he was still making out with other women…totally inappropriate timing, and I can’t help but think she did it to manipulate more intimacy between them (waaayy too soon in their relationship- they only knew each other 3 or 4 weeks at that point).
This doesn’t mean she is a bad person, but she is not ready to be a mature, strong wife and mother. A woman ready to take on those responsibilities needs to be very strong and sensible, not needy and unrealistic.
Finding a good night sleep a little more elusive than it should be? I know the feeling! If you read my post yesterday, you know I’ve been struggling with getting a good night sleep in a house with little ones. Since I’m always looking for ways to help myself (and my readers) get our much […]
Man, I would love to jump in that bad. It looks so comfy.
Yes. Yes, I need some sleep! I would so be there if I were close by. My sleep deprivation is not from children (she let me sleep from 3 weeks on)…it’s now from my husband snoring 😉
We have a great mattress…it’s the insomnia that keeps me awake. That and two feisty kittens who like to attack my feet at 3 am! LOL
My hubby is the culprit that keeps me awake from time to time. But he suffers from insomnia. 🙁 So he’s the one that doesn’t sleep in our home.
I could use some sleep!!
So stop by 🙂
I always use the Lavender Downey with all my loads of sheets and towels. Smells so yum!
loveee your cozy bedroom!
I want to go!
HAHA Mine won’t let me sleep either. She just turned 1
I thought my sleep number bed was going to be the best sleep of all sleeps but it is falling short. I would love to attend something like this with some great tips.
That bed looks so comfy!
I could use an event like that!
When we start co-sleeping with my son, he started sleeping through the night. I’m glad this worked for us because I was exhausted.
how great is that I bet someone was really excited to win that
We co-slept with our older son, but removed him from our bed when he would wake up baby #2 in his crib at night (so he is now in his own room) and our little one crawls out of bed (falls) at night, so we can’t co-sleep with him for his safety until he learns not to just crawl off the bed. But he’ll probably be sleeping with us at some point too.
Your bedroom looks so comfy.
That bed looks like pure comfort!
I definitely need to learn sleep tips, no matter what time I go to bed I am still up at 3:30-4:30…it’s getting annoying LOL
That bed looks very dream inducing to me!
I think it’s been about four years since I’ve had a good night sleep. Four years since I was able to close my eyes and drift off for longer than 4 1/2 hours of unconscious bliss. Ever since I learned I was expecting my first son and discovered the joys of pregnancy include all day […]
The only time I get a good night’s sleep is when my kids to to their grandparents for the night. I got lucky with my daughters and they slept through the night. My son on the other hand has never slept through the night.
It’s so true. It seems like limiting their naps would keep them up at night but instead it just makes them overtired. I’m glad this worked for you.
oh gosh. I really feel for you. I couldn’t imagine.
SERIOUSLY????
It’s *that* easy????
I have yet to have a child consistently sleep through the night. My 18 month old goes down easy enough but then wakes 4-5 times a night. I am ALWAYS exhausted.
I think I’ll try putting him down an hour early and see if that helps at all.
One thing I’m not looking forward to with baby #3 are the sleepless nights. I’m glad your baby is finally sleeping through the night.
I need to pass this onto my sister. Her little one does not sleep through the night.
I’m so glad you found something that worked!!
I remember reading a ton of tips to get my son to sleep through the night it wasn’t until he stopped napping where he finally started to do so.
We use healthy sleep habits happy child which always advocated more sleep times at earlier times.
I’m sure you’re kicking yourself about how easy that was, but the important thing is that sleep reigns supreme for all of you now!
Isn’t that ridiculous?? He used to sleep at 11pm for the night, but often wake up at 4 or 6 am for an hour, and sometimes for good. It was HORRIBLE, and everyone said it was because he took too many day naps (two) and to cut them out or shorten them, but how do you keep a baby up who is tired? Now I put him to sleep at 7 or 8 pm, and even if he wakes up for a bit, he goes right back to sleep with a nursing and usually just sleeps solid the rest of the night. I had another 8 hours of sleep last night.
Glad you found out how to help him – and you! – sleep better. I hate interrupted sleep.
I am pregnant and not sleeping. I hope the baby sleeps through the night when she come out.
For the most part, I get plenty of sleep. I take spells where I stay up too late working, but that’s my fault. And my hubby, who suffers from insomnia is far more apt to wake me up through the night than my son has ever done. 🙂 Glad you’re starting to find a routine that is working. Here’s to many, many good night sleeps!
Luckily, both my kids slept really well as infants, toddlers and now as school-age children. I always put them to bed at 7pm in toddler days, and made sure they took their naps. I’m happy you found a solution that works!
I glad it worked for you finally! Mine did pretty good, but I never really sleep well, jyst trying to listen for something wrong.
Right around the time my daughter started sleeping through the night steadily… my dog decided she needs to start going wee in the wee hours of the morning. I can’t win…lol.
I still think our kids need to come with owner’s manuals 🙂
I was SO lucky – our daughter started sleeping through the night when she was 3 weeks old. I’m sleep dependent so I don’t know how I ever would have functioned if I would have had to get up every few hours for years.
Are you serious?? Oh my gosh, you really can’t win, I would be so annoyed, lol.
As a mother to TWO kids that don’t like sleeping, I see right through that handsome face! I know what he’s all about! I feel like I’ve tried everything as well…
Glad you found a solution. We used SleepEasy with both kids with good results.
I wish I would have had this info when my boys were younger. They never slept through the night until they turned two.
Wish I would have had this when mine were young. I was like you and went about 4.5 years of not sleeping through the night. My body got so used to it that I still don’t sleep soundly and my wake up time is usually 3-4 a.m. gah
I wish that I had more tips like this when my daughter was little. yay for sleeping through the night!
Who would have thought, that sounds too simple to work LOL. So glad that it did. My oldest son took FOREVER to sleep through the night.
my gosh he is precious – M lets me sleep since we co-sleep..
Thanks for the great info!
Yay for sleep. My first son, regardless of doing this and many other ideas still won’t sleep throught the night, but he usually goes back to sleep farly well… My other son, the baby, has been sleepping 8+ hous at night for 8 weeks now! I hope it stays that way
I don’t think any of my boys slept through the night before they were 1. I am always envious of those who say their children did it at only a few months old.
Oh I wish I had known. Blaze always slept 11 hours at night (after he didn’t eat at night) and had 3 1-2 hour naps a day. I would not deviate from that at all because it was heck to pay if I did. A lot of older people will tell you keeping them up or wearing them out will help but it doesn’t. I am so happy you got it to work for you though. It is so hard to be tired all the time!
My wife and I tried the above and the older wisdom as well, and neither technique worked. I’m beginning to think it has nothing to do with the technique, but the frame of mind of the parent. Children are highly sensitive to (and feed off of) our energy. My mom said she used the keep-me-awake-all-day method, and I slept through the night by five months old. She remembers distinctly. I’m also the baby of six, so by the time I came along, my mother was laid back enough to play it by ear. Maybe our children never sleep through the night because we’re so anxious for them to do so, and they throb with this nervous energy, as they are so in tune with our emotions, and vice versa. Just a theory. One thing I’ve learned with parenting, some things are just not etched in stone, but must be sought intuitively. Whether canceling day naps or putting babies to bed early, be okay with whatever option and so will your baby. Again, just a theory.
Hmm, this is very interesting and food for thought. I do feel anxious for him to sleep if I’m tired and have a big day the next day, and it certainly seems like these are the nights my baby has the hardest time falling asleep and staying asleep. Thanks for the insight!
A girlfriend of mine recommended the No Cry Sleep Solution to me when my daughter was 3 months old. She started taking naps consistently at that age and by 7 months was sleeping through the night in her own bed. My daughter must require a lot more sleep than other babies because she sleeps from 8p-8a and naps from 10:30-12 and 3:30-5. I wish I had known what you were going through – there are tips out there that can do wonders!
such great pictures.
They turned out really cute and I am so shocked at the ready in 5 minutes part. That’s incredible!
You all look great and Picture People did a great job of capturing your family photo!
How cute, but honestly your own photos are so much cuter, brighter and look professional. Of course it is hard to get a family photo when you are taking the photo LOL.
I love Picture People. I have a lot of their photos on my wall right now!!
They all came out nice, but I like the family shot the best 🙂
I bet the grandparents loved them! I know I would, great portraits!
I agree these make a fabulous gift idea, especially for grandparents. You just can’t beat a 5 minute wait for gorgeous photos.
I had never heard of Picture People. I like that you didn’t have to really wait.
They turned out perfect!
The pictures are awesome.
lovely pictures and even more beautiful family
What great shots! Those are fabulous as a gift!
You have the most photogenic family ever Penelope! Such handsome guys and one strikingly, beautiful woman!
Your baby looks JUST like you! They did a cute job with the pictures.
Thank you honey! 😀
5 minutes! wow.
Those are great photos!!!!
Oooh I need to see if there is a location near me. Your photos turned out wonderful!
I love your family picture – it turned out great! What a great service to not have to wait for your pictures – that’s so rare now.
Your family is just so cute! Your boys are adorable!