June 11, 2009
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My Ramblings…
Word of Mouth
I rely more on word of mouth from people I know than reviews online. That’s why I post my thoughts on stuff I buy for Zoe. I think toy reviews don’t really help all that much. One kid may like it, another may not. Ya know? It just comes down to your kid’s preference. For example, we had a jack-in-the-box cow that was a hand me down. The day we got it the knob on the handle broke off and the music completely stopped even if you were turning the knobless crank. Which therefore meant the stupid cow never popped out unless you manually opened it yourself. Zoe however loved this stupid box and carried it with her back and forth between the living room and the kitchen. She’ll just plop down and examine this worthless piece of crapiola for God knows how long. I buy her this brand new jack-in-the-box rabbit who’s lookin all cute and is EVEN holding a carrot and she hardly touches it. WHAT DA EFF ZOE!? WHAT YOU DOIN YUJ?! How do I give something like this a review? It’s not the toy’s fault Zoe’s weird, ya know?Sleep Routine
A lot of times people ask me about Zoe’s sleep routine. So Zoe for the most part (75%) has been not that bad in the sleeping department. She’s been sleeping ALL night since 6 weeks. Once the teething would kick in it would always mess up her schedule but nothing that we couldn’t fix. I can put her down for her morning and afternoon nap without a problem. No tears. I hold her lying down and say “One” and then I swing her face into her mobile. Then I say “Two” and while I’m still holding her she pushes the button on her little crib toy for the music to start and then at “Three” I lay her down and automatically she turns to her left to hold Mr Pink + Mr Blue. This is our routine that I have perfected and she knows what’s to come when I start counting to three. Night time however is a different story. So during the day she naps from 10-12:30 (used to be 10-12) and from 3-5. She’s a big time napper. In the evening we put her down in our bed with her last bottle and when she would finish we’d carry her to her crib and do my 1-2-3 routine and put her down. For about the past month however she’d cry. So we put her to sleep in our bed and once she’s out we’d carry her over to her crib but then she’d wake up at like at 1 or 2 for us to come and get her. We’d bring her over to our bed and she’d just play for 2 hours! So now we give her her last bottle and then put her to sleep in our bed. 99% of the time she’d sleep straight through from 10-7:30. I can’t sleep well because she’d push up against me and by the time the alarm goes off I’m on the edge of the bed. Like if she just nudged me I’d fall off. Zoe you friggin bed hog! *sigh* So I don’t know what to do. This week she’d pass out after her last bottle and then we’d lay down with her with the lights off to make her go to sleep and she’d just roll back and forth between us giving us rasberries on our legs or arms. She’s so funny. And then once she’d pass out the hubs would pick her up to take her to her crib but she would wake up and push him as if to say “Daddy, NO!” So what do we do? Maybe I need to come up with a special night routine or leave her lamp on till she passes out?
:: 06.11.09 :: Bed Hog
Here’s a shot I took of her this morning. I woke up at 6 because I realized I was about to fall off.
:: 06.08.09 :: The Screen Door
Despite her being a pain in the ass she’s still super funny and makes me laugh every day.
:: 06.10.09 :: Cousin Hannah + Cousin Isabella’s Art Work
I have been meaning to take my camera over for a while. Thank God it was still up.
Oh and for the mama’s that were inquiring about the lunch bag. Here is the seller. Someone wrote they wanted the piggy but there is no piggy in the collection. I think your best bet may be to just set up a repeat search of any new items that come up under “pottery barn kids lunch bag”. The horse is pretty effin cute too. If the elephant was a different color I would have definitely chosen that instead.
I must bid you adieu now. I smell ddong. I must change her.
Comments (17)
i really appreciate all the reviews you write up. they are very helpful in deciding what to buy sometimes, as you are right… each kid/mother seems to have diff favorites. that is so cute that she rolls back and forth between you and your husband giving rasp.
unlike my baby (who does sleep in our bed these days) who wakes me up with a smack to the face and when i jump he giggles. *sigh*
I was wondering what brand is the car seat you are using for Zoe? Thanks
def all baby stuff is so relative! i also like to share my reviews on things but always put a disclaimer that their baby might not like it the same. man, the horse really is effin cute and i might consider getting for huddy! thanks for sharing!
I know exactly what you mean about the toys…and one time we checked out a few DVDs from the library. There was this creepy ballerina girl in one, but M loved it! We returned it right away. haha And we had a similar thing going for bedtime for M when she was Z’s age. We solved the problem by getting her a big girl bed. Now she doesn’t want anything to do with our bed. I was friends with the edge of our bed for awhile too. Our routine was put to sleep in our bed, carry her to crib, and she’d wake up around 3-5am and sleep with us. If we fell asleep when she did too, and she was in our bed, she’d sleep until morning. Those crib mattress look like they aren’t comfy to sleep on at all.
Zoey sure isn’t a hard baby to impress when it comes to toys….lol.she totally cracks me about…i guess you still haven’t figured out what her personality is…she is full of surprises for sure……AWWWWW, GIRL SHE LOOKS SO ADORABLE AND PEACEFUL SLEEPING…even if she hogs up the bed…..POST MORE REVIEWS OF TOYS OR THINGS YOU GET……i love them and because of you, i get a honest opinion…….seriously, don’t stop them whether used or not….i need all the help…ohhh, i was thinking of getting the pop up toys…been on my wish list forever but somehow, i need more convincing to buy it…….Girl, your scaring about the bedtime ordeal…..hmmm, Gracie is a GOOD SLEEPER, EXCEPT WHEN SICK OR TEETHING…but so far, still snoring away independently..but then again, it has been getting to be a fight because she’s discovered standing up…….Susan, it will get better….Zoey reminds me of Sammie so much, she was a bed hogger and still is…….one day out of the blue, she wanted to sleep in her bed…from then on, i have to beg her to sleep with me……lol……….GREAT PICS OF OUR LITTLE STAR….
i definitely rely on word of mouth too and i have to say i learn so much from your site…your words are like gold to me
@hudson_umma - well it’s a hand me down. meaning it’s old. they no longer have the horse but a red moose.
hey its ji… we finally got andrew to sleep through the night! hallehulah!!!
i didn’t finish posting but hubs clicked submit while i was away from the computer. anyway, you know i rely on word of mouth or i wouldn’t be calling you with a bunch of questions.
again, he’s sleeping through the night after 7 months!!! hallehulah!!!!!!!! i’m semi functional again.
how did you captured all these amazing pictures (and the previous entries)?! awesome especially the tag lines! you should see pictures of tyler, so plain say-cheese pictures =(.
it’s so true about word of mouth. I totally appreciate your reviews. That’s awesome you have her nap routine down pat like that! I’ve always been bad with sticking to routines with C. She is such a cutie though. really.
i love her face all smooshed up against the screen! her nose isn’t all black, so good for keeping it clean! those backpacks are darling~thanks for the reviews!
@MsYuMMieJ - hahahaha i’m glad you like them. you have to follow them while they play. hahaha like a baby papparazi.
@pc1004rn - in his crib?!
@amieee33 - i have the britax marathon.
@PetiteMandoo - yup, in his own room!! it feels great to sleep 6hrs straight!
wow, zoe is such a great napper! that’s an awesome routine. for nighttime – when she goes down, are the lights completely out? we used to leave a very soft light on all night and just started turning it off completely 2 weeks ago. in the beginning of complete lights out, she woke up screaming and yong thought it was bc she was scared of the complete darkness. but now she’s ok and sleeps all the way through.