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The sleep problems you are experiencing are very very typical for this age. Most kiddos hit a developmental growth spurt at around 6-8 months. This includes a lot of new motor skills (like rolling over and crawling). When these things happen it is very exciting for the baby, and this excitement can bleed over into sleep. It's similar to when an adult starts a new job, or becomes involved in a new romatic relationship. These things can keep us awake at night as well. The sleep crawling is very evident of this. He's so excited about getting around on his own that he is probably dreaming about crawling! As for not sleeping on his tummy: Now that he is able to roll over and (I'm assuming) has the ability to lift his head up off the ground while on his tummy, it is probably ok to let him sleep like that. The real danger is for very young babies (2-4 months) who do not have that neck control and cannot lift their head up. Of course, there are differing opinions so if you feel it's best to keep him sleeping on his back you can try to prop him up with pillows or better yet, foam wedges. Do an internet search for "back to sleep campaign". There are plenty of resources out there on this subject.

Learning spacious detachment was forced upon me this past summer. I am not sure of the time frame, but it was somewhere between two and three weeks.

I was thrust into a situation within seconds, where the thoughts were coming fast and furious. Auto pilot took over and organized those thoughts into list form --- much the same as if you were creating a grocery list. Having this metal list organized into point form allowed me to do the things I needed to do.

The situation? The passing of my mother.

Although things happened really fast, we had been preparing for this time for over a year, so it really was not a surprise to any of us, but the swiftness of the moment still took us all by surprise, and then things needed to be done.

“You can go, we will be ok – please don’t go I am not ready for this – I have to be strong to hold up my brother, my father, my children – I need to get a list of people to call – I need to call people – I need to make the arrangements – I need to plan the memorial luncheon – I will make things my mother liked – I need to clean the house - I need to write a eulogy – I cannot speak at the memorial – I need to focus - I just need to get through the memorial… I just need to get through the memorial… I just need to get through the memorial” An organized clutter of thoughts consumed me --- pulled me through the fog of grief that had settled….and then the memorial was done. There was nothing left to organize, nothing left to do…

With the memorial over I sat outside, allowing the summer breeze to soften the thoughts of my mind… and as I sat my mind did go blank… no thoughts, no lists, just silence --- it really was heaven. When I came into the house several hours had passed, when it had felt like it had only been a few minutes – my first spacious detachment.

In the (almost) 8 months since my mother’s passing, and with the heavy fog of grief lifted, I have visited that quiet space of no time, on several occasions. Although the time spent there is not as long as it was the very first time, it is no less healing, no less glorious, no less heaven.

What a wonderful experience. It does sound like heaven ... on day 14 :)

I found something different that brought everything into the present for me -- being diagnosed cancer and told I only had months to live. I would have preferred two weeks in the most beautiful place on earth, but the result was the same and well worth the cost.

My daughter has them, and they've never shown up during any of the 3 EEG's we've had done. Hers are just brief staring spells. She's had 4 seizures that caused her entire body to stiffen, and they scared her tremendously. She has been on seizure meds for a year now and that seems to help with the frequency and duration of the seizures. Her neurologist does want to admit her for a 24 hour video eeg test to confirm the diagnosis.

Try giving him bananas to eat throughout the day. Two or three a day would be good if you can get him to eat that many. Bananas are a great source of potassium, and a deficiency can cause leg cramps.

Of course it's normal to still want to have sex even though you don't have parental approval. That doesn't mean it's ok or healthy. Your mother doesn't want you having sex because she knows you are not yet mature enough to fully comprehend, let alone handle, the consequences. You really should learn more about your own body before engaging in sexual activities again. And for the sake of your own health, if you choose to continue having sex, make sure the boy wears a condom. Take charge of your own body and have a supply of condoms in case he 'forgets' and never NEVER allow a boy to skip the condom.

Theresa -- tell your husband I'll give him my "extra space between sentences", too. Maybe we can change the (content management) world, one space at a time.

It's fun and enlightening to try this in relationship too. Every once in a while my husband and I will do a trade - last time he asked me to stop putting double spaces between sentences (as a content management guy, that really bugs him), and I asked him to open the wet bath towel fully before hanging it. Sounds silly, but I smile every time I skip the extra space and every time I see the uncrumpled towel - makes me feel like we're re-committing to the relationship, like we're being deliberately mindful of each other.

Looking forward to trying this with our living space too.

Has anything new happened with her? Has she started crawling or sitting up, etc.? Generally around this time there is a leap in development and because of the excitement of learning new things babies don't sleep as well. Also, was your vacation in an area with a time zone different to yours? This could have an effect on her sleeping patterns just as it does with adults. Just a few thoughts!