5.06.2011

Cinco de Mayo and sleep

Ever since we got here Chase's sleep has been totally thrown off. He was sleeping a 6-7 stretch every night before we moved, now I'm lucky if I get 4-5 hours out of him, then he's up every 1-3 hours for the rest of the night. This has made me kind of tired and frustrated. He was in a semi-good napping routine before we left, which has been basically non-existent since we got here, not for lack of trying on my part. A few mornings ago, when Chase got up way too early and wasn't going back to sleep, I stuck him in the stroller and took him on a long walk. Chase usually doesn't last ten minutes in the stroller before he falls asleep. I know sleep in a stroller isn't considered high quality sleep, but at this point I'm thinking it's better than no sleep at all.
We did the same thing again today. At least he's getting some
sleep and I'm getting some exercise right?


FOR ALL OF YOU MOMS:
ANY ADVICE???
It would be much appreciated.

and...

We couldn't let Cinco de Mayo go uncelebrated.
Even if it did just mean Mexican food for dinner.
Our lovely grocery store, IGA, has a lot of things that used to be unavailable on the island. Last time I checked I couldn't get tortillas there. So I decided to make them myself. (Turns out, IGA DID have tortillas yesterday, but by that point I was committed to doing homemade tortillas, so I stuck with my original plan)

Behold: Chicken quesedillas on homemade tortillas


I put salsa inside one and on the outside of the other.
Ben loved it. I was super proud of myself.
And I lit the stove all by myself this time- I'm learning!
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3 comments:

  1. Stephanie J. HoytMay 6, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    mmmm, the food looks yummy! And I totally do the stroller thing sometimes too. I haven't gotten 6-7 hours out of Emery for weeks now---and I didn't even move thousands of miles away to throw her off. So not much advice for you there. How old was Chase when he started sleeping that long at night?

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  2. angeleyez0989May 6, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    At this age we Started Jaylah on a sleep schedule. We would KEEP her awake for 2hours and than lay her down for a nap. Than we would wake her up depending on how long we wanted her to sleep for(no longer than 1hour) and repeated the process all day. It took her awhile but now she is a ROUTINE baby. She gets tired after being awake for 2-3hours. This also helped her sleep longer at night. Because we weren't letting her take long naps all day she was EXHAUSTED at night. It may take awhile but if you stick to it I'm sure he'll do just fine. Plus, 4 months is the PERFECT age to start a sleeping Routine! Hope this helps!

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  3. JanaMay 6, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Homemade tortillas? You are amazing Court, those quesedillas look soo good!! And I sadly have no advice for you on the sleeping issue. My sons' newborn/infant stages are all kind of a blur in my memory; I'm sure we all slept on occasion but I have no real recollection of how/how long/how often. But I'm SURE things will get better!

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