Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a fun day! We went to church this morning, (after a horrible time trying to get Sahara to take a nap in the morning...it just didn't happen), and then had a family lunch at my aunt and uncle's. We had a nice time. :)

About the whole nap/bedtime and the crying-it-out...yes, I finally tried it. And, it's safe to say, it's still just as hard now, as it was the first day. I heard it would take about 3 days...apparently, those who say that have exceptional children...or maybe we are the minority. I'm not sure.

I thought when I was pregnant, that the beginning would be difficult, but would get easier as she got older. It is the other way around. But, on a good note, when she has cried and fallen asleep, she does sleep through the night and if she does wake up, she puts herself to sleep really quickly! That is really the only thing that keeps me from going in her room when I'm about to break. (I do go in there and try to calm her down if she cries for a while; I'm not sure if this makes it better or worse, though.) Nap times are the worse! She just screams for what seems like forever. During those times, I wonder if it's even worth it. Can you tell that I have no idea what I'm doing? I tend to be one of those parents who try a few things out, or just fly by the seat of her pants and hope something works...so we're still deciding if this is going to last. I guess we'll try it for a while longer and see if we have any progress.

Happy Easter! (I was going to try to get a picture of Sahara in her dress and hairband, but that didn't happen. We also tend to be those parents who always forget the camera, or have it in their purse, but just forget to get it out. Poor kid will wonder why there aren't many pictures of her. I can only pity the later children we have...)