Archive for the 'Lane' Category

Lane’s Newfangled Bedtime Routine

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Lane has a fancy new bedtime routine:
Help Mommy with Paige’s bath
Take a bath with Daddy’s help
Put on PJs & brush teeth
Kiss Mommy goodnight
Read stories with Daddy
After Daddy leaves, scream, yell, and throw things at the closed bedroom door
Eventually settle down and very clearly and calmly begin yelling, “I need a new diaper!” or, “I need [...]

Lane’s 2nd Birthday

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Finally! A posting about Lane’s birthday celebration(s) – only a month late. I was waiting until I’d had a chance to post the photos, which I finally did. Here you can find photos of the grand event(s), plus other pics from the month of August.
We basically followed the same routine as last [...]

We are all so sleepy…

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Who would have thought that something so effortless – sleeping – could be so challenging? We are making progress in the sleep department with both children, but we have a long way to go.
Lane’s bedtime routine now takes a heckuva lot longer than it used to. First comes bath, pajamas, brushing [...]

Big Boy Bed

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Saturday night was Lane’s fifth night of his crib strike. We’ve been really talking up the “big boy bed,” and Saturday we made some major improvements. Since the cool truck sheets I ordered from Pottery Barn Kids won’t be here for another week, we went to Sears to pick out two sets of [...]

Lane’s 2nd Birthday Wish List

Friday, July 25th, 2008

I’ve cobbled together a wish list for Lane’s 2nd birthday. If I think of anything to add I’ll update the list and do a quick blog posting.

Ditching the Crib

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

There are a lot of changes going on in Lane’s little life these days: Paige’s birth, moving into the Two Year Old’s room at daycare, moving from crib to “big boy bed,” starting toilet training, and ditching the nighttime bottle. Whew! I’d planned to try to phase them in over time where possible, [...]