August Update

So August is in full swing.  Crazy that we are rapidly approaching mid - month!  So much has been going on here...

We have again "sleep trained" Goober.  That took a couple of days, but thankfully, so far, he is back on schedule.  He slept regressed in June/July, and it was not getting better.  He would have to be coaxed to sleep, would through a fit, and it wasn't fun when it was just me to do bedtime duty with him and his brother.  So what did we do?  Nothing fancy... one of us read his books in bed with him, then said prayers, and then did nighttime kisses.  Walked out of the room.  He threw a fit; at five minutes, the person who did the reading would go back in, put him back to bed, and then walk out again.  At ten minutes, at fifteen minutes... we never made it to twenty.  He finally went back to his bed, covered up, and went to sleep.  The next day, didn't make it to the ten minute mark.  Next day, didn't make it to the five minute mark.  Then... he didn't get out of bed!  My husband did the first couple of days; I did it and he regressed, but then, the second night, he got up, checked the door (we lock it at first, and then when we go to bed, we unlock it), went back to bed. :) It has been good going so... let's hope it continues.

We have been working on projects from Pinterest.  Do you know Pinterest?  If you don't, check it out!  It is an online bulletin board.  My husband and I have been posting all sorts of things - recipes, home projects, crafts - and we finally have been working on some them.  Trying new recipes are great, and we haven't found a dud yet.  Check out Pinterest!

Peanut has been on the MOVE.  Rolling over and over, moving forward/backward, and he is getting up on ALL FOURS!  I can't believe he is trying to already crawl!  Teething is in full force, but still no teeth.  He loves his jumping bouncy play gym thing (I have no idea what they are called), his daddy, his BROTHER, and of course, his mommy (just because I got the milk!).

(I'm watching "Coming Home" on Lifetime, and I am bawling when the kids see their daddy/mommy after a deployment... reminds me of my homecomings with my dad and just makes me wonder about the future homecomings of my husband and boys.)

All right... I'm going to sign off.  Tomorrow I will write about the current dilemma the husband and I are in...