Oh, the Phases You'll Go

Two blog posts in one week? Damn, you all are lucky!! Just kidding, I just have more to say. Surprising- I know.

I really just want to vent about the 2 stages Sophie seems to be going through right now. I will start with the more serious of the 2.

Sleeping: you know when you are expecting that you will be forced to battle several sleep issues, many-a sleepless nights and all that jazz. What you may not realize, you will be battling sleep wars for YEARS. Yes, I said years! Once you think you have it down, your little bugger will change it up on you.

Now for the most part Sophie has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 months old. Jeff and I buckled down and did sleep training with her, it worked and 90% of the nights since then have been nice, uninterrupted, full nights rest.

Right now is one of those exception times. Sophie seems to be going through an "Afraid" phase. Jeff and I aren't sure of the cause but she almost gets panicked when she realizes it is time for bed. A lot of times, as soon as I get her from daycare she will start with the "I no go bed, right?" questions. It breaks my heart because I have NO idea how to calm these fears. She can't even verbalize completely what it is that scares her.

At first, she said it was "doggy's getting her" so we thought she had a bad dream about dogs. So before bed every night now we get on our knees and we stand at her door and throw bones down the hallway for the dogs to chase and tell them "get out of Sophie's room. She's trying to sleep!". And it worked too- for like 3 days. (I know you all want to see me throwing these bones too!)

Then one night she told Jeff she was scared of the dark. He got her a nightlight but she still didn't want him to leave her.

I hate that she can't get a full nights rest (last night she was up at around 3:30 again after a battle to get her to stay in bed without panicking at 8) but mostly I hate that I feel helpless to help her. I don't remember having those moments when she was an infant and it sucks now.




Her second phase is more of an annoyance than anything else. It's dresses. All the freaking time. Dresses. As soon as she gets up in the morning, she asks to put on a dress. This morning, while trying to get her ready for daycare, she didn't want to put on her bathing suit until I explained she could put her dress on over it. She immediately told me she didn't want to do water play at school. "I no get in water". Why doesn't my water bug want to play in the water- she doesn't want to take off her dress. Seriously. PJ's? Nope- she wants to sleep in her dress. All she ever wants is a dress on.

And it is DRIVING. ME. CRAZY! She has so many cute clothes. Little skirts, shorts, tops, and capris that I fear will never even touch her body because it isn't a dress. I am half tempted to hide ALL the dresses so she has to choose something else, but my luck she will just have a mental breakdown and then I will have a hysterical kid on my hands.

All over dresses.

Next summer- I'm not buying ANY dresses. Take that Sophie!