tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post5285954297409825023..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Friday FourGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-52052216792220266622012-12-01T04:38:58.761-06:002012-12-01T04:38:58.761-06:00Ugh. At least she never went nocturnal on us. Basi...Ugh. At least she never went nocturnal on us. Basically, she fights sleep and took forever to learn how to associate going to sleep with being tired. (It is amazing what we humans have to learn!)<br /><br />She CAN fall asleep on her own and has slept through the night on several occasions. The main problem is that she has tended to have a succession of naps (from which she has to be put down again) at night rather than continuous sleep. This seems to be easing, finally.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-89311698204461873482012-11-30T15:49:33.254-06:002012-11-30T15:49:33.254-06:00‘My daughter has just learned the word "no&qu...‘My daughter has just learned the word "no", and it seems to be her current favorite.’<br /><br />And it might be for a while. 'No' is a powerful word which seldom fails to get a reaction from adults. (I’ll bet you stopped singing when you heard her say it). She uses it because it works. It was my son's favorite word for several years until it was replaced by 'why’, which is an equally powerful but more flexible word. <br /><br />I can’t commensurate with you on the bad sleeper part, though. Within a month of birth, my son would sleep longer than I would at night and not wake up even if we tried to wake him. (although the first week when he had day and night mixed up was tough) <br />Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-62217889598686920732012-11-30T13:44:28.710-06:002012-11-30T13:44:28.710-06:00Sometimes, she does. But that's okay: I muse f...Sometimes, she does. But that's okay: I muse for myself. She always ends up asking me for suggestions.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-11494500408020286942012-11-30T09:42:00.564-06:002012-11-30T09:42:00.564-06:00Gus! Don't muse on what presents to give your ...Gus! Don't muse on what presents to give your wife! Doesn't she read this blog? :-PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343632915029739024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-16630715680363224492012-11-30T06:49:20.179-06:002012-11-30T06:49:20.179-06:00Thanks!
She is quite adorable, and seems to be v...Thanks! <br /><br />She is quite adorable, and seems to be very intelligent. She's fun and very easy to take care of, although a bad (but improving) sleeper. (The wife and I haven't on the same page about what to do about this for so long that it seems to be working itself out.) Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-49763569257638493682012-11-30T06:22:12.070-06:002012-11-30T06:22:12.070-06:00Your little one sounds adorable! I'm enjoying ...Your little one sounds adorable! I'm enjoying reading your baby updates. :)Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.com