Hellobee

With the clocks changed this past weekend and having lost that precious hour of sleep, I’ve been reminded once again of how important sleep is to me. The girls are now 10 months and 9 months old, and we are lucky that they are currently snoozing 12 hours through the night with no wake-ups. Once […]

We are huge fans of the early bedtime in our home. It came about naturally for us after a trip to Scotland when Crumb was 3 months old. He had been going to bed around 10 PM like many newborns and when we came home due to the time change, he wanted to go to […]

Sleep has been a big concern for us at the Carrot Patch over the past 2 and a half years. As I detailed in my last post, Baby C is easily defined as a “low sleep needs” kid, and shortly after her 1st birthday, she began moving her fall-asleep time later and later. She’s now […]

I’m exhausted at the end of most days. I’m tired of talking about trucks with my 4-year-old. I’m tired of hearing “Hot Dog” or the “Miles from Tomorrowland” theme. I’m tired of cleaning up crumbs and making meals. I’m tired of planning for the next day – where we have to be and what else […]

I write this post on what is a rare occasion in at the Carrot Patch. It’s 9 PM and Baby C, currently a month shy of 3 and a half years old, is asleep. For most people reading this post (probably all people, actually), a 3.5 year old asleep at 9 PM is an every […]

Like a lot of new parents I worried about how I would adjust to sleep deprivation. I love to sleep. In an ideal world I would sleep 10 hours a night. I read a lot of blog and board posts about sleep before Little P was born. Of course each baby is different and sleep […]

Confession time: My son is almost four and he does not go to sleep on his own. I’ll just let that sink in. For the past four years, give or take a few nights, Mr. Cotton Candy and I have had to take turns staying with Little CC and waiting him out until he finally […]