I hate the phone.

[lls_mutant]

(Insert various swear words here.)

I swear, I can usually get Toby down to sort of sleep around 2-2:30 every weekday. (Weekends Daddy is home, and Toby is terrified he will miss something, so it rarely happens.) But why must people call at that time 3 out of 5 days of the week????????? My mother just called, which is fine, but it woke him up. ARGH. And of course, I was 15 minutes in on my paper. I can see the end, really. But it feels like I'm not going to get there. (Although I got a HUGE chunk done this weekend.)

I need to either turn down the ringer on the phone, set a cell phone to vibrate, or ignore my paranoia and shut Toby's door, which might help. Seriously. One of these ideas has GOT to work.

Comments

[medicinal-mirth.livejournal.com]

Turn the ringer off. For the amount of time Toby naps I doubt any earthshattering event will happen that you must know about right away.

And yes, shut Toby's door too. Why are you paranoid about that? You have a monitor, right?

[aome.livejournal.com]

You could also take the phone off the hook - it's what S&S did when they're kids were babies. My kids have, fortunately, never been disturbed by the phone while they're sleeping (or rather, once Two settled in, anyway). But by taking the main phone off the hook and turning your cell either off or to vibrate, then YOU can enjoy some solid peace, too.

[pfrsue.livejournal.com]

I concur. Turn the phone off during nap/work time. Also, it really wouldn't be a bad idea for Toby to sleep with his door shut. Once he starts the crib climbing, toddling stage, you're going to need to take some precautions anyway since (iirc) his bedroom is very near the top of the staircase. A closed door might be your best (or at least first) line of defense.