Big Boy Bed
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Last night was Henry’s second official night in the Big Boy Bed. He did pretty good, getting out of bed only a handful of times before settling in to sweet, sweet slumber.
This was our second attempt at the bed. The first was a few months before Isabel was born and I quickly realized that naptime was going to become an issue once the crib was gone. My pregnant self made an executive decision and back... READ MORE
Endless Summer Evenings
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 08, 2010
It’s past 8:30 on a typical summer evening, and do I know where my children are?
Sure. But where they are is probably not the same place as where they should be: in bed.
Here’s my true mom confession: in this season, my children do not go to bed “on time.”
I can name many reasons why this happens. The sun doesn’t set until 9:00, and it doesn’t get really dark until almost 10:00, so it’s hard to convince... READ MORE
Support and Sleep
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, February 04, 2010
I’m so very humbled that on today’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above) Arwen, Danielle and I discuss my newly released book The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul. This book has been a labor of love and I’m hoping that it will help many moms and their families, so it was fun to spend time discussing it with... READ MORE
Sweet Sister Love
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, January 25, 2010
Once upon a time, Camilla was my baby. I rocked her to sleep, changed her diapers, was there for feedings and nighttime wake-ups, knew the meanings of all her different cries.
Cliché, of course, but it’s true: it seems like it was merely seconds ago that my little girl was a baby girl. These days she’s a three-year-old who says things like, “Mama, remember when I was a baby and I used to crawl around?”... READ MORE
Mom's Midnight Madness
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Health on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
It happened again last night - I was asleep before my head hit the pillow around 10:30. I packed in a few great hours of sleep and then around 2:00 am awoke thinking about something I needed to do this morning for Eric. That thought led to others, and before I knew it I was in full-blown worry wart mode.
It’s funny - during my waking hours I am not a worrier. Perhaps it’s because I keep myself... READ MORE
Nap-tastic
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Friday, August 21, 2009
Little boys who play hard together and get dirty, sweaty, and band-aided together ... fall asleep on the floor in the cool of the fan together too.
Stopping to Savor
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, August 14, 2009
In some sort of naptime miracle, the baby and the toddler fall asleep simultaneously. It’s mid-afternoon.
I lie between them in the quiet darkened bedroom and look from one to the other. Their faces are peaceful, long lashes resting on rounded cheeks. Their chests rise and fall in even rhythm as they breathe.
I have things to do. Toys clutter the living room floor, laundry waits in the dryer. ... READ MORE
Bedtime Differences
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, August 05, 2009
When I was a kid, we talked often about larks and owls.
We weren’t a bird-watching family; you’d have to look hard to find a less outdoorsy bunch. We were talking about sleep.
My dad is the ultimate Lark. If it were completely up to him, I think he would go to bed at 8pm and get up at 4am every day. My mother, on the other hand, is an Owl. Her preferred hours of sleep would probably be 2am to... READ MORE
Awake from Dawn until Dusk
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 09, 2009
Can we talk about kids and sleep again?
I hope that if God blesses us with more children, I’ll be able to chill about the whole sleep thing. I’d like to develop the ability to just sort of toss the kids in the bedroom and go on my way without fretting about it. But I am not there now.
The current source of my sleep-related preoccupation is toddler naps.
Our daughter is two years and nine months... READ MORE
Does Your Teen Get Enough Rest?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Thursday, June 25, 2009
Since ending our school year, I’ve noticed a new trend in my household: Some of the kids actually sleep in the morning.
One recent morning, I found myself poking, prodding, and begging my almost 13-year-old son to get out of bed at 9:30 am.
The irony was delicious.
“Are you the same child who ten years ago used to pounce on my legs and drag me out of bed to make him breakfast at 5 am?” I asked.
“Mrrrrphhh,”... READ MORE
