
What a night! We are having such a hard time getting Bug to sleep in her own bed. She says she is scared and doesn't feel safe. She can't give me any more information than that. Last night she agreed to sleep in her bed or I would call the therapist we saw when DQ was living here and Bug was scared then. She ended up just crying in the hallway, crawling to my side of the bed and tried hard not to cry loud. I wanted to just let her in bed but hubby is so crabby about it. I told her I'd lay down with her until she fell asleep.
I ended up falling asleep in her bed and woke up at 2:00 something because Andrew was in the kitchen looking for food. I got him back to bed, but had to lay with him to get him to calm enough to fall asleep. I got back to Bugs bed and she was sleeping! Yeah!
A short while later she is back in my room upset because I didn't come back. I told her only until she falls asleep. Not long after that Andrew is up getting a bowl of cereal. I finally let him up at 5:15. He was just too excited about summer school starting today.
Last night he couldn't get to sleep. He came out around 9:00 and asked if his bus was coming. He didn't want to miss it. He must have dozed off and woke up. Since it was still light out he thought it was morning. He has no concept of time. He argued it was morning. I layed down with him to help him calm and eventually fall asleep. Ever since he was a baby he has needed to play with my hair when he is really stressed. So that is what he did.
Both kids need to have a warm body next to them to fall asleep. It would be great if we could get 2 big dogs to fill that role.
Hubby just wants to let Bug cry and we ignore her. I just can't do that. When DQ was here we let her sleep in our bed because she didn't feel safe unless she was with us. Now what do we do?
Hubby just wants to let Bug cry and we ignore her. I just can't do that. When DQ was here we let her sleep in our bed because she didn't feel safe unless she was with us. Now what do we do?
I really would like to get a dog for Andrew as a companion. So many times he is the only kid home while the others are off with friends. He really needs one to play with, be friends with. We have a great yard for a dog. We are all in agreement with this, except hubby of course. If we could get the right personality in a dog I think it would be good for him. He loves dogs.
Have any of you had experiences with your kids and companion dogs? Or just a great dog that has made difference in your child's life?



