Pics Finally!

***Update on Ellen's pregnancy. She went to the doctor & he's 80% sure it's a Girl! I'm very happy & I know she is going to have so much fun with her daughter!

Here's a few more picture of Aliya! She turned 6 months last week & has her 2 bottom teeth coming in. I can't believe she's growing so fast. She's been working on crawling & has mastered rolling so she rolls all over the house! The easy months are over. : )

*Update- Cry It Out*

I posted awhile back about the cry it out method...I was going to try it with Aliya in hopes of getting her to sleep through the entire night. I decided that it's too much uneccessary torture. I hate when Aliya crys & to put her through it every night for at least an hour is too hard on me & her as well. She has no idea what's going on & I feel so bad. I know the cry it out method has worked for many families & if you choose to do it then more power to you but I just don't think it's the best option for my family. Tonight she was crying for maybe half an hour total & I had checked on her & comforted her at least three times. She started crying so hard that she could barely breathe & I picked her up & got her to sleep while I was holding her. She was so upset she continued sobbing her sleep. It was the most heart breaking thing ever! I believe in letting your child cry once in awhile & I think it's healthy for them but tonight was just too much. I felt like the worst Mom ever especially when she looked at me like why are you doing this to me? So horrible! She sleeps in her crib a lot & some days she falls asleep on her own & others I have to comfort her & help her get to sleep. At night is the hardest. Most of the times she falls asleep in my arms & I go & lay her down. I think that we'll just continue to do it her way & hope she grows out of it. I don't want  her to have sleep problems the rest of her life or cry as soon as I lay her in her crib because she knows I'm going to leave her to cry.  I'm sure if I stayed consistant with it every single night & at every nap time that it would work but I just can't do it. I don't want to feel like a bad Mom & she's such a great baby. If our only troubles are with sleeping at night then that's ok with me!