I'm torn. Torn between putting my foot down and torn between what I think would make Finny happier. This morning he got up at 7, ate and then by 8 he was acting tired again. I put him down for his nap at 8:40...20 minutes earlier than usual. Since he had been acting so tired I was sure he would sleep his full 1-1/2 to 2 hour nap. Nope...not even close. Finny slept for a whole 25 minutes and then was awake and crying. I ended up letting him cry for about 45 minutes (I did go in and check on him periodically). I actually got a video of it, but I'm not posting it. It's too sad. I will, however, use it when I take him to his doctor next Monday to ask her what I am supposed to do about it. I've been told to let him cry it out which I will say most of the time works and he only cries for a few minutes. It's been 2 weeks though since we started that and although we are still better off than before and there are better days than others, we still get days like today where he is not a happy camper. My hope is that sometime soon he will know a schedule that he is happy with. I want a happy child...and I don't think that crying for 45 minutes is making him happy.
So onto nicer things...Finny went out to the farm again and rode in the tractor with daddy. Boy, he loves that! Every time they drove by, he was grinning from ear to ear. One time he was standing in Matthew's lap acting like he was steering the tractor. I'm always amazed that he isn't scared of the loud noises out at the farm...seeing how he can't even stand the blender at our house. =) I usually go with them in the tractor, but today I decided to just give Matthew that special time with Finny "teaching" him how to drive it. It is always touching to see them together.
