markg wrote:
Yeah, we're at a similar stage with our little girl, she's been walking around since Christmas. Learning to walk seems to kick start their development in all sorts of ways. Every day she seems noticeably smarter than the day before. It's frightening how quick she's suddenly started picking up on things.
We also got her sleeping through the night by reading Ferber's book and following the advice in there. It was staggering how well it worked and with hardly any upset. Previously she was crying every night at bedtime until we calmed her down and she fell asleep only to wake a few times through the night, each time having to be gradually lulled back to sleep, utterly exhausting. But within a few days she was sleeping through the night and now after the usual bath and story routine we take her to her room, ask her if she wants another story or just to go to bed and she usually points at her bed, gives a kiss and then we put her down where she hugs a toy and goes straight to sleep until morning. I can't overstate what a relief this has come as, I was such a frazzled piece of shit with losing sleep all the time.
My son was a nightmare at sleeping through the night until about 6 months ago, trapped wind would wake him 3-4 times a night. I was so frustrating as he was so good at actually going to bed and always has been. Now he goes through the night all the time from around 7-8ish, there is always the odd curve ball like Sunday morning when we woke at 6am and just wanted to be up. I don't care about that as I get to spend time with him and make his breakfast.
His bedtimes are a bit of a riot as he runs off when trying to get him dressed after his bath, I tend to chase his and he loves it giggle etc. My wife was concerned that excitement before bed would cause issues but it never does, he just knows that when his sleeping bag is on and teddy comes out its time for bed
Such a relief when they do sleep through, there was a time when I was very worried I was going to put the car off the road driving to work as I was up at 3am with him trying to break his will on wanting a feed from my wife, it went on 7 days a week for 3 weeks!
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Yeah, we're at a similar stage with our little girl, she's been walking around since Christmas. Learning to walk seems to kick start their development in all sorts of ways. Every day she seems noticeably smarter than the day before. It's frightening how quick she's suddenly started picking up on things.
Seen this with my Iphone, he takes it out of my pocket and gives to me to unlock, then he swipes it to the page where the YouTube icon is. Until a week ago he wasn't able to launch the app, now he can do that and picks through the kids videos he wants to watch, he also knows that the home button takes him back if he launches the wrong app. I think its brilliant but my wife not a fan of him on the phone, he doesn't get a lot of it really and given the school he is going to uses IPads in the reception class I think its important he gets some exposure.