Being a Mum can be hard and today started off as a very hard day. I dropped the Oli & Jas off at preschool. Oliver went off a happy young man because hes cousin goes to school with him on Mondays but Jasper was another story..he screamed and screamed and screamed. I gave him a big kiss and cuddle, told I loved him and then gave him to his favorite teacher, but today not even Miss T could calm him down. The girls and I could still hear him crying when we got in the car...I felt so horrible for him but I had promised the girls a 'girls day out' so we left for our favorite cafe for some yummy hot chocolates.
We were sitting around the table & the girls could see that I was upset but they kept telling me to relax, after all Jas had been going to preschool for about a year now, but that was not going to happen until I called the preschool to check on him, so that's what I did, I called to see if he had calmed down, and of course he had, (apparently as soon as the car was out the driveway!!!) I mean I should have known but isn't that always the way. All my children have done the 'being dropped off at preschool' tantrum in an attempt to make me feel bad (who am I kidding it's not an attempt because it works!) but it still, even with baby number 5 I still feel guilty when he does it.
The rest of the day was so lovely and relaxing, I loved spending time with just my girls. We went shoe shopping (sneakers with sequins!) and bought some cosy winter pyjamas. Then we went and played arcade games for an hour, we had a ball!!
After our great day out the girls and I walked into the preschool to pick the boys up. We walked into Oli's room and nearly got knocked over by the big hug we all got, but while Jasper was happy to see us, he decided he wasn't ready to come home yet because he was to busy playing with the puzzles...really Jasper? But I had to laugh, because when I said 'well I'm going home then' and he ran to me as fast as he's little legs would take him!!
I love being a Mum even on the hard days:)
Fiona xx
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Looking for Sleep
Well today was...exhausting. Jasper just won't sleep and he's temper tantrums seem to be getting worse and more frequent and the whole thing is extremely frustrating so I figured I needed to talk to a professional :)
So, I dropped Madelin off at school (I offered all the girls a day off because they are feeling tired from Jaspers sleepless nights but only Sofia & Grace took me up on my offer, Madelin insisted on going because her class was having an end of term party with lots of junk food and a movie!) and I took both the boys to see the early childhood nurse this morning. I thought I could get Oliver's 3 year old check up while I talked to the nurse about Jasper's behaviour.
The nurse I talked was so lovely and not judgemental at all, which was a nice change, alot of people presume that because I have 5 children, number 5 should be a breeze...I wish!
Jasper was so unsettled when we were with the nurse and then he decided to show her what one of his tantrums look like. There was nothing I could do to get him to calm down, I think the nurse felt a little sorry for me :) At the end of the appointment we hadn't managed to get to Oliver's check up so that's going to wait till next week & the nurse sent me home with some questionairres that I have to fill in as I watch Jasper during the next couple of days then I need to go back to see her next week so we can come up with some strategies that will hopefully help Jasper become a more settled little man.
On another note I'm so happy that the school holidays have started, it's going to be so nice to not have routine for a couple of weeks and maybe even a little extra sleep, hey a Mum can dream can't she :o)
So, I dropped Madelin off at school (I offered all the girls a day off because they are feeling tired from Jaspers sleepless nights but only Sofia & Grace took me up on my offer, Madelin insisted on going because her class was having an end of term party with lots of junk food and a movie!) and I took both the boys to see the early childhood nurse this morning. I thought I could get Oliver's 3 year old check up while I talked to the nurse about Jasper's behaviour.
The nurse I talked was so lovely and not judgemental at all, which was a nice change, alot of people presume that because I have 5 children, number 5 should be a breeze...I wish!
Jasper was so unsettled when we were with the nurse and then he decided to show her what one of his tantrums look like. There was nothing I could do to get him to calm down, I think the nurse felt a little sorry for me :) At the end of the appointment we hadn't managed to get to Oliver's check up so that's going to wait till next week & the nurse sent me home with some questionairres that I have to fill in as I watch Jasper during the next couple of days then I need to go back to see her next week so we can come up with some strategies that will hopefully help Jasper become a more settled little man.
On another note I'm so happy that the school holidays have started, it's going to be so nice to not have routine for a couple of weeks and maybe even a little extra sleep, hey a Mum can dream can't she :o)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Just a Itch?
My littlest man, Jasper was in a terrible mood all day and there was nothing I could to make him happy. I found myself getting so flustered with him because I just didn't know what he wanted!!
After listening to him scream, offering him all the things that he usually wants and trying to give him a cuddle to calm him down, I popped him in his cot, made myself a nice hot cup of tea & then started feeling guilty for feeling so upset & frustrated with my little guy, I mean if I'm frustrated, how must he be feeling!!! Jasper is now 19 months old and he's still not a real big talker, he'd rather just cry and scream to get what he wants which is obviously not the most effective way of communicating!! After another 20 minutes crying, he started to settle down, decided he wanted a cuddle and then fell asleep in my arms, he continued to sob in he's sleep for a good 15 minutes!!
I sat there with him asleep in my arms just looking at him and I remember thinking, what if he was crying because he had an itch he couldn't reach?! I mean that would be kinda annoying not being able to stratch an itch and extremely frustrating not being able to tell anyone so that they could scratch it for you!! I mean my hubby went out and bought me a back scratcher so I would stop waking him up in the middle of the night to scratch my back for me!
Anyway, I transfered Jasper to his cot and he slept for a bit more than two hours, so I'm thinking he didn't have a itch he couldn't reach, but that he was just a very over tired little guy :)
After listening to him scream, offering him all the things that he usually wants and trying to give him a cuddle to calm him down, I popped him in his cot, made myself a nice hot cup of tea & then started feeling guilty for feeling so upset & frustrated with my little guy, I mean if I'm frustrated, how must he be feeling!!! Jasper is now 19 months old and he's still not a real big talker, he'd rather just cry and scream to get what he wants which is obviously not the most effective way of communicating!! After another 20 minutes crying, he started to settle down, decided he wanted a cuddle and then fell asleep in my arms, he continued to sob in he's sleep for a good 15 minutes!!
I sat there with him asleep in my arms just looking at him and I remember thinking, what if he was crying because he had an itch he couldn't reach?! I mean that would be kinda annoying not being able to stratch an itch and extremely frustrating not being able to tell anyone so that they could scratch it for you!! I mean my hubby went out and bought me a back scratcher so I would stop waking him up in the middle of the night to scratch my back for me!
Anyway, I transfered Jasper to his cot and he slept for a bit more than two hours, so I'm thinking he didn't have a itch he couldn't reach, but that he was just a very over tired little guy :)
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