A couple of months ago Brian asked if I wanted to see Fitz and the Tantrums at Greenfield Amphitheatre for May 14th. I was down at the time since I'm always home by 6:30pm. Every. Single. Night.
When the day arrived, I was praying Vivian would nap that afternoon. I let her sleep for an hour that morning in hopes she would definitely have her afternoon one. If she naps too long in the morning, she tends to skip her afternoon nap. I woke her at 9am to make our way to storytime at the library.
We came home and played afterwards. By 11:00am she was fussy and rubbing her eyes. I was hoping she wouldn't fall asleep until around 1:30pm, that didn't happen. She ended falling asleep at 11:30 and woke at 1pm. Super!
After B arrived home at 5:30, I was debating on whether or not I should go. You could tell she was tired. I decided it was just one night, I might as well. I got her dressed in her pj's instead of doing it when we got back home.
While driving to Greenfield Lake, she was fussing. I felt like a terrible Mom for taking her out when I knew she needed to be asleep. I kept telling B we should have stayed home and he could have gone to the concert by himself.
After getting there, she was bright eyed and bushy tail. She was wiggling a lot because she wanted down and explore. Of course, that wasn't going to happen.
The opening band came on around 6:30pm. She watched a little then you could tell she was getting tired.
That's when I started to get really nervous. I was thinking there was no way she was going to fall asleep with the loud music. Somehow she did. I tried to lay her down in her carseat, but she wasn't having that. I just held her for over an hour, standing up. I tried to keep one hand over her ear to block out some of the sound.
I wish I could have enjoyed myself more. There was another family there with a daughter that looked around Vivy's age and they were having a great time dancing around, all the while, I'm holding my child tightly in hopes she wouldn't wake.
Vivian did wake up around 8:15pm looking a little confused. I decided to take her to the car and B followed behind shortly. She stayed awake all the way home. B was sweet enough to put her down. She cried a little bit before falling asleep.
I'm glad it turned out a little better than I thought it would. I know this won't last forever. Right now I'm all about her bedtime routine. I think that's what has helped us with sleeping through the night at a young age. I just knew B wanted us to do something as a family that was in the evening. I'm glad we went, but I may not be doing that again unless we have a sitter.
We came home and played afterwards. By 11:00am she was fussy and rubbing her eyes. I was hoping she wouldn't fall asleep until around 1:30pm, that didn't happen. She ended falling asleep at 11:30 and woke at 1pm. Super!
After B arrived home at 5:30, I was debating on whether or not I should go. You could tell she was tired. I decided it was just one night, I might as well. I got her dressed in her pj's instead of doing it when we got back home.
While driving to Greenfield Lake, she was fussing. I felt like a terrible Mom for taking her out when I knew she needed to be asleep. I kept telling B we should have stayed home and he could have gone to the concert by himself.
After getting there, she was bright eyed and bushy tail. She was wiggling a lot because she wanted down and explore. Of course, that wasn't going to happen.
The opening band came on around 6:30pm. She watched a little then you could tell she was getting tired.
That's when I started to get really nervous. I was thinking there was no way she was going to fall asleep with the loud music. Somehow she did. I tried to lay her down in her carseat, but she wasn't having that. I just held her for over an hour, standing up. I tried to keep one hand over her ear to block out some of the sound.
I wish I could have enjoyed myself more. There was another family there with a daughter that looked around Vivy's age and they were having a great time dancing around, all the while, I'm holding my child tightly in hopes she wouldn't wake.
Vivian did wake up around 8:15pm looking a little confused. I decided to take her to the car and B followed behind shortly. She stayed awake all the way home. B was sweet enough to put her down. She cried a little bit before falling asleep.
I'm glad it turned out a little better than I thought it would. I know this won't last forever. Right now I'm all about her bedtime routine. I think that's what has helped us with sleeping through the night at a young age. I just knew B wanted us to do something as a family that was in the evening. I'm glad we went, but I may not be doing that again unless we have a sitter.
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