wow... this is going to be harder then i thought...the bigger my tummy gets the more clingy my son gets... he took his first step today fallowed by a tiny bunny hop while standing... he giggled as he did it... i show him babys on the tv trying to see what his reactions are... so far when i say baby he zooms in right to the baby and smiles... i still let him know that hes still my number one baby.... but tonight was a rough one... he didnt want his bottle and he kept on crying.. so i would pick him up and he would lay his head down on my shoulder then would perk right back up... then when i was about to just let him cry it out i put the fan on low and let it blow over his crib within seconds he was out cold..... i just hope that things wont be as hard as some people have told me they will be when my daughter is born....

PLEASE IF YOU HAVE IDEAS ON HOW TO PUT A 10 MONTH OLD BOY TO SLEEP PLEASE LET ME KNOW....I SOMETIMES JUST WANT TO CRY RIGHT ALONG SIDE HIM

well is he teething???? put some tylenol in his bottle of warm milk and see if that helps.

Is your little one having one nap during the day now?

For about an hour and a half or so?

If not, stretch him to one nap after lunch, even if lunch is at 11 oo am.. allow him to wake slowly after his midday nap...then offer him a snack..allow his afternoon to get busy, then the old dinner, bath and bedtime story...

Rittle people react well to cues...and repetition...

It may take him a little while to settle into a routine, and some tears along the way for both Mum, and him...but it will pay off in five months or so.

Does he sleep all night? And is it hot where he sleeps at the moment?

Little people sleep around ten hours or so a night...not always, but around that, somewhere from 8.00pm to 6.00am..especially if they are kept busy during the day...lots of fresh air, and things to explore and crawl around, till he is walking more strongly.

I want to come live with you Lee!!
What a wonderful Mommy you are!

as far as teething goes,, heres the best thing i have ever found is pure vanilla extract. rub a bit on their gums and it works for hours. as far as getting him to sleep, try taking him on a drive. when my angel wouldnt sleep i would put her in my truck and drive around with her for a while,, and out like a light she was gone.

i found that my daughter likes movement so i would suggest wakling around for a bit with your son....

If you can manage to look at bed and nap time in a more detached, business like way ....I qualify this, I could not do it with my own children, but my grandson 21 mos now is different.

I refuse to fuss
I do a nitey nite time routine that is extremely short.
I pick him up and cuddle while walking to the bed
I tell him it is time for him to take a little nitey nite
kissy huggy
lay him on his side facing the wall
cover him up
kiss his cheek and leave
within 1 minute ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
pure bliss

well lets see..... yes hes teething... infact is back mollars.. i did give him tylonol didnt put it in the bottle thoe? does that work? vinnilla? hmmmm sounds good i might have to try it... he takes about 3 naps a day about 20-30 minutes and goes to bed about 11 and sleeps tell about 9 am....i woke up to a horrible mess... he poohed about 2 cubs worth of runny nasty and had painted his white crib and all his toys.... that was wonderful.. so maybe he wasnt feeling good last night... but keep the ideas comeing in its all things i am going to try out on him... get a plan for the next baby...

BY THE WAY...... DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHATS I'M IN FOR WITH CHILDREN ONLY 14 MONTHS APART?

dunno I glued my legs shut after the last one!!!

i tried the asprin between the knees but i kept droping it.. lol

the vanilla works because it has alcohol in it and it numbs the gums, and babies like the taste of it so it works. but it has to be pure vanilla extract, not the fake stuff.

Been there done that i got a 23 months old and a 11 months old so ive had the same problems. What i did is i got one of those electric fish thanks from fisher price i think. It it works so well. If u can that might be something to try. and Good luck!!!

Having two 14 months apart...my youngest two are 17 months apart..when the last one was born, I had a 17 month, an 8 year old and a 12 year old, and a bed ridden husband, who was very ill, to care for..

The baby was a very awake baby, alert, and not one for sleep, but she knew no different, as from the moment she was born, (well four hours later), she lived in my left arm...I did everything with the little one on my arm,her butt rarely hit a pram or a bouncer.

I cooked, pegged out washing, cleaned house, tended my other children and husband with her 'taking it all in'. She got plonked into her Daddy's arms when I needed to have a shower, etc...or was with her older brother or sister.

Her brother, (the 17 month one) was that little older than your son will be, and his life hardly changed...he had had his Mum, as an observer, as well as playmate all his little life, as his big bro and sis were at school and sports and friends and stuff.

The baby's demands will be small for the first few months, and if with you,(held by you) they are even less...feeding, changing, bathing, and sleeping, is no biggy for the older baby, with the younger one, they love being a part of it.

For you? Expect to put 'your time' that 'me time' on the shelf for a few months...prepare for that now, and it will be easier in the long run.

I modelled my parenting through that time, (with so many dependant on me,)on the way tribal women raise their babies...rarely is a baby or toddler left to 'do their thing', to sleep, to play, to feed...always the baby tied to mum's back or front in a sarong, and the older baby on mum's hip or her hand in their's.

You just do it...you get on with...and it's a crazy time, (well it was for me), a busy time, but also so rewarding...to have two sleeping children curled up on my lap, and in my arms, was so very beautiful...and the time goes so fast.