Making Progress

My grandson is doing pretty good with sleeping in his own bed. On monday and tuesday nights, his mom (my daughter) is off work. She has been putting him in his bed (in her room) which he stays in most of the night. Yesterday evening, when he took his evening nap, she put him in the bed in my room. He slept for about 40 mins or so. When he woke up, I purposely let him stay there until he showed discomfort. He played for another 15 or so mins before beginning to whimper.

He is also beginning to scramble across the floor, lol! This stage is so cute. Last night, he actually made 3 crawls on all fours. He did it again this morning. It is truly a blessing to see him developing so well.

Interesting Comments

Thank you ladies for your comments to yesterday's blog. I really am ok. I look back and realize how far I've come. I just ponder a lot. I am a thinker and I love to hear the comments of other people. We are all so different yet, very much the same. We can teach each other alot from out own experiences. We know where we've come from, but often times, we don't know what's up ahead. We may find ourselves in the same or similar situations. Besides, if we don't share our thoughts or experiences, we become isolated possibly depressed which makes for more isolation.

Even now, though I am quite happy with my life (now that so much of it has settled down), I spend most of my time with children or alone. Reaching out to the blog, has helped me tremendously. For that I am grateful.

Life So Interesting

Relationships between man and woman are so interesting. How do some become so successful while others totally fail? Yes, I do know some of us have some severe baggage, but I've seen even those relationships make it through for years, very strongly.

My marriage didn't make it. Both of us, myself and my ex, look back and laugh. He said, "If I had just acted right, we'd still be together." I fought for him for 4 years! How long should I have stayed in that battle, that war? I had my share of faults as no one is perfect. Apparently, he was doing some things I was not aware of...I never wanted to know. What does it really take for a marriage to make it?

I know couples who have been married for 40 years and they know infidelity has occurred (and may still be occurring) yet they stay together. They sleep in separate rooms and have separate lives. It's like a divorce without the legal process. What happens when the people in the relationships change? How does that get handled? What is the effect on the trust in the marriage?

Today

I think I have had more support and more friends on the blogsphere than in my own neighborhood. You all have been really great and so very interesting.

Well,

I did try to put my grandson in his own bed. He woke 4 times and I felt horrible for him. The final time, I put him in my bed. By then he seemed almost traumatized. He keep putting his head up to look at me in the shadows of the night. Then he would feel my face with his hand, a couple of times, as if to make sure it was Nana laying there beside him. After expressing his dissatisfaction by crying and babbling, he finally fell into a sound, peaceful sleep.

Not sure if I should try it again. I'm thinking maybe put him in that particular bed on the weekdends to allow him to gradually get use to being in it....thanks Polly :). Babies can be sensitive to scents and sounds in their surroundings. Change in smaller steps would be better for him.

Just Read

I read a blog today that spoke of life phases at age 50, then someone responded to a similar stage at age 60. I guess with my own "phases" that I go through now, I am not looking forward to age 50 and 60. I'm just about 50. I've been struggling quite a bit. I always thought something was wrong with me.

It helps a little to know that I'm not the only one, but I was hoping it was temporary because of some major, stressful events in my life. Of course, it makes sense that as we get older, our bodies go through different changes, especially hormonal, both men and women. I guess I never thought about it like that....actually, I haven't thought about it at all.

Thank You!

Thank you all for your comments regarding the pictures of the daycare :). I appreciate your support. It was soooo much fun to do, both the arranging the yard with my friend and taking the pictures for the first time.

Nana Chicken

Well,

I got chicken. I couldn't do it. My grandson has been sleeping with me still. I wasn't ready to let him be alone in another room. I think I would be ok if his bed were in my room. I will give it a try this weekend coming so that if he wakes up, I can tend to him and get a little rest myself. Thanks Polly for your encouragement! :)