Comments on: 5 Months – 28 months http://www.pixiepurls.com/2010/01/12/5-months-28-months/ sweet knits for your wee ones Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hilary http://www.pixiepurls.com/2010/01/12/5-months-28-months/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Hilary Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:35 +0000 http://www.pixiepurls.com/?p=485#comment-389 I just wanted to drop a word or two of encouragement. My three kids (ages 2-10) were not good sleepers as babies. "Cry-it-out" didn't work for us AT ALL... Two things really helped me the third time around: Reading The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley (Mostly it just made me feel like I wasn't the only mom with a sleepless baby. Huge relief.), and finding the term "high-needs baby" used by Dr. Sears (http://www.askdrsears.com/). It made all the difference to have a label for the way we were living! Your kids are adorable! P.S. Our youngest girl is 27 months, and barely slept a wink during her recent "language explosion"...it passed! I just wanted to drop a word or two of encouragement. My three kids (ages 2-10) were not good sleepers as babies. “Cry-it-out” didn’t work for us AT ALL…

Two things really helped me the third time around: Reading The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley (Mostly it just made me feel like I wasn’t the only mom with a sleepless baby. Huge relief.), and finding the term “high-needs baby” used by Dr. Sears (http://www.askdrsears.com/). It made all the difference to have a label for the way we were living!

Your kids are adorable!

P.S. Our youngest girl is 27 months, and barely slept a wink during her recent “language explosion”…it passed!

]]> By: Ann http://www.pixiepurls.com/2010/01/12/5-months-28-months/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Ann Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:37:27 +0000 http://www.pixiepurls.com/?p=485#comment-320 I just wanted to make a quick suggestion for a toddler activity. My son is 28 months as well, and he loves, absolutely LOVES, foam stickers. I think that that the backs are easier for him to pull off than regular stickers. We just give him a pile of the foam stickers and a piece of paper and it will keep him busy for a couple of hours. I'm usually around, because it could be a choking hazard, but he's never been one to put stuff in his mouth. Good luck! I just wanted to make a quick suggestion for a toddler activity. My son is 28 months as well, and he loves, absolutely LOVES, foam stickers. I think that that the backs are easier for him to pull off than regular stickers. We just give him a pile of the foam stickers and a piece of paper and it will keep him busy for a couple of hours. I’m usually around, because it could be a choking hazard, but he’s never been one to put stuff in his mouth. Good luck!

]]> By: rayndrop http://www.pixiepurls.com/2010/01/12/5-months-28-months/comment-page-1/#comment-319 rayndrop Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:18:54 +0000 http://www.pixiepurls.com/?p=485#comment-319 hi. i just had a quick question for you...i'm knitting the bamboletta sweater from ravelry, and i'm a little stuck. i'm on the part where you divide for sleeves. how do i "rejoin" the yarn? am i supposed to cut the yarn or do i just leave a long string of yarn that stretches across the sleeve, connecting the front to the back? i love this pattern, and hope you can help me out. hi. i just had a quick question for you…i’m knitting the bamboletta sweater from ravelry, and i’m a little stuck. i’m on the part where you divide for sleeves. how do i “rejoin” the yarn? am i supposed to cut the yarn or do i just leave a long string of yarn that stretches across the sleeve, connecting the front to the back? i love this pattern, and hope you can help me out.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.pixiepurls.com/2010/01/12/5-months-28-months/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Ellen Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:36:02 +0000 http://www.pixiepurls.com/?p=485#comment-318 Although I'm passing through so rarely that my opinion is probably worthless, I really enjoy your parenting posts. My own children range from six to 20 right now so I sometimes miss the early 'cry vs. sleep" years. As a parent of a gifted child, I've read and experienced that gifted children are often highly sensitive to foods and sleep issues - on walks, we would have to stop and sit on the curb while Youngest Daughter (as a 2 yr. old) worked out which she wanted to do! Not being able to explain things was a terrible cross for her to bear! So that idea might be something for you to look for in the future. Here's hoping you have a peaceful new year - Although I’m passing through so rarely that my opinion is probably worthless, I really enjoy your parenting posts. My own children range from six to 20 right now so I sometimes miss the early ‘cry vs. sleep” years. As a parent of a gifted child, I’ve read and experienced that gifted children are often highly sensitive to foods and sleep issues – on walks, we would have to stop and sit on the curb while Youngest Daughter (as a 2 yr. old) worked out which she wanted to do! Not being able to explain things was a terrible cross for her to bear! So that idea might be something for you to look for in the future.

Here’s hoping you have a peaceful new year -

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