And shouts loudly so that Ivy wakes too. I patted Ivy back to sleep, but Hazel is still in there shouting and being annoyed.
So it looks like Ivy will have a nice long nap, and Hazel her usual hour and twenty minutes. Oh well.
I will get Hazel up soon I think. I had hoped that she might calm down and drop off, but I don't think so any more.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Nap at 11:10am
I've just put the girls in bed... Hazel fell asleep immediately. Ivy is quiet, so maybe she did too. I hope they have a good sleep.
Hazel was at the end of her tether. Interestingly, Ivy coped better.
Yesterday I had my last session with my psychologist. We agreed that I am all good now and don't need to see her any more. I'm a lot like my old self again. I don't think I'll ever go back to being my old self again - in fact, I can hardly remember her! But, I'm happy and resilient again. For example, i can only imagine how these changes to the girls' sleep patterns would have thrown me into despair a few months ago.
Today I have an appointment with a new GP (my old one is off having a baby - so selfish), to see whether I need to be on the antidepressants any more. I think I am fine and don't need them, so we'll see what she says.
i have heard that you need to come off antidepressants carefully. not sure what happens if you don;t Though I did have a nasty day a week or so after I started taking them. I felt ill and migraine-y, which turns out to be the feeling of the drug reaching a certain level in my body. Hope it doesn't have to be like that again.
The appointment is for 2pm, which is in the middle of the girls' old afternoon nap. It would be great if they slept for a couple of hours now. She said wistfully.
Hazel was at the end of her tether. Interestingly, Ivy coped better.
Yesterday I had my last session with my psychologist. We agreed that I am all good now and don't need to see her any more. I'm a lot like my old self again. I don't think I'll ever go back to being my old self again - in fact, I can hardly remember her! But, I'm happy and resilient again. For example, i can only imagine how these changes to the girls' sleep patterns would have thrown me into despair a few months ago.
Today I have an appointment with a new GP (my old one is off having a baby - so selfish), to see whether I need to be on the antidepressants any more. I think I am fine and don't need them, so we'll see what she says.
i have heard that you need to come off antidepressants carefully. not sure what happens if you don;t Though I did have a nasty day a week or so after I started taking them. I felt ill and migraine-y, which turns out to be the feeling of the drug reaching a certain level in my body. Hope it doesn't have to be like that again.
The appointment is for 2pm, which is in the middle of the girls' old afternoon nap. It would be great if they slept for a couple of hours now. She said wistfully.
10:16 am and they are playing happily
After a tired patch, the girls have found their second wind. While I was out of the room, they pulled out a big alphabet picture book and have been looking at it together. I love to see their heads together as they point to the pictures.
Changes
AGAIN!
Hazel has had five days in a row with no afternoon sleep. For two of those days, Ivy has also gone without. I have tried various combinations of putting them down at different times, later than usual, after a bottle, blah, blah, none of it makes a difference. I think she does not want that nap.
However it means that they are exhausted by 5.30pm, and have to go to bed at 6pm, which leads to some fairly early wake-ups. I am actually looking forward to the daylight savings change-over. It will mean that the girls are going to bed at 7 and getting up at 6.30 - quite civilised really.
Although they are not having an afternoon nap, they are still having their morning nap. They are tired and ready to sleep, and they have a nice long nap 9.30-11am. Today I am going to see if I can distract them and make that nap happen later. It would be great for them to have a good long middle-of-the-day nap, so that their afternoons are less desperate.
They are running races up and down the house. Off I go to giggle at them.
Hazel has had five days in a row with no afternoon sleep. For two of those days, Ivy has also gone without. I have tried various combinations of putting them down at different times, later than usual, after a bottle, blah, blah, none of it makes a difference. I think she does not want that nap.
However it means that they are exhausted by 5.30pm, and have to go to bed at 6pm, which leads to some fairly early wake-ups. I am actually looking forward to the daylight savings change-over. It will mean that the girls are going to bed at 7 and getting up at 6.30 - quite civilised really.
Although they are not having an afternoon nap, they are still having their morning nap. They are tired and ready to sleep, and they have a nice long nap 9.30-11am. Today I am going to see if I can distract them and make that nap happen later. It would be great for them to have a good long middle-of-the-day nap, so that their afternoons are less desperate.
They are running races up and down the house. Off I go to giggle at them.
Monday, August 31, 2009
can't find Hazel WHERE IS SHE oh there she is
I invented this game ten minutes before Trudi took this video. Hazel knew exactly what it was all about. Ivy didn't catch on until the next day. They are both into it now.
This is the place we stayed at in Cape Paterson. It's one of two "ocean view" units in the Cape Paterson caravan park. They really do have ocean views. We watched the ENORMOUS amazing waves and spray from the huge windows.
Hazel stands and wears fluffy pants
While we were away last week, Hazel really got into pulling herself up to stand while holding onto furniture. No free-range standing yet.
Ivy does it a bit too, but not as keenly. However, she does like to play with power cords:
Ivy does it a bit too, but not as keenly. However, she does like to play with power cords:
Sunday, August 23, 2009
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