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Sorry for my absence

 

Well, it's been a while. 

When i started this blog, my plan was to do a post a week at least. That clearly hasn't happened. 

Being a single parent of a toddler is one hell of a job. So what have you missed?

Separation Anxiety

Nyla has always been clingy with me, don't get me wrong. However this past month she has been clearly going through some separation anxiety. 

She will not be put down in the morning (until she has her hot chocolate), and clings to my legs when i am trying to clean and get things done. If i leave the room for too long, she cries as if i've been gone months, face full of tears, and won't let go of me. 

I try to involve her in what i'm doing, or distract her with toys/books, but she really just wants me to carry her around like a baby at the minute and gives me non stop kisses. 

We're back to me having to have her in the bathroom while i shower, go toilet, clean etc, and the baby gate is open at all times to avoid a meltdown. 

Illness 

Over the month Nyla has also been poorly a few times. First she had a throat infection which needed antibiotics and a throat spray, and then she had a viral infection, which thankfully didn't need antibiotics. 

Being ill has probably been the cause of her separation anxiety, and has also left her off her food. Only this weekend, a whole week after her viral infection, she has eaten full meals. 

Both infections left her with a temperature of 38-39.3. The throat infection was the worse and it wiped her out she couldn't stay awake at all and nothing was helping her, which led to both a gp appointment, and a trip to a&e. There is nothing worse than your little one being unwell. 

No more naptime 

The main reason for me not being on my blog much this month, is that Nyla has decided she no longer wants to nap. I don't force naps, i follow her lead, unless it is causing her to be cranky/overtired.

We found she no longer wanted her 9am-11am nap. Instead she would either skip it, or want to nap in the afternoon. I was ok with this, until all hell broke loose. 

Having an afternoon nap had her wake up cranky, and fight bedtime. What used to be an easy 7pm bedtime, became a fight every night and sometimes her being awake until almost 10. You would think that she would just sleep later right? No. She was waking at 5am! Afternoon naps didn't work, so i tried to avoid things like having her dummy, which would make her more tired. 

Instead our new routine has her going to bed at 6:30pm and sleeping until almost 8am! She is getting much better sleep this way and waking up happier. 

This has of course, meant that i no longer have a minute to myself in the day. By time bedtime rolls over, i'm not far behind her. 

Potty Training 

I really couldn't be prouder. 

Yes, accidents still happen. She is having 2 a week if any, and these have been because she has just been that little bit too late telling me, and instead wee'd while telling me instead of telling me first. 

She has been in underwear at home everyday, pull ups for out all day. Even in pull ups and out she has been letting me know when she needs the toilet and is doing better with public toilets. 

After 2 weeks of waking up dry, we decided it was time for underwear for bed too. So far we are on almost a week of that. She has been waking up herself around 3-4am to let me know she needs the toilet, and then going back to sleep. 

I really am proud of her. She just turned 18 months yesterday and is already out of nappies. 

and thats all that you have missed

Hopefully as i get used to her going to bed so early now, i will try and have some more content posted and a bit more info on some of the things we have been up to. 

Hope everyone is well, and thank you for visiting my blog.

Candi 

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