See the title of this blog post? That's what I have today. Leave me alone, stay out of my way, and don't DARE mention the word Jared invented earlier this week.
Well, do so at your own peril...heehee.
Henry has been awake since before 2 a.m. Again. That's right...he slept for almost 5 hours...total. This is two nights in a row (the first, he was up for 3 hours with a low-grade fever)...and at least 15 nights since the first week of October.
He refused to be put back in his crib.
He refused to fall asleep next to me in the guest bed.
He wasn't hungry, wet, dirty, cold, or hot. He was Motrined before we got him down for the night.
After three hours of failed rocking, singing, snuggling, an episode of Sesame Street, and a bottle, I finally gave in and let him sleep (or, more appropriately, thrash around, whine, and climb all over me) in our bed at 5:30. At around 7 this morning, he had the stinkiest, most horrible diaper of his worldly existence, and at 7:30, Jared gave me his support and permission to have a breakdown.
Instead, I threw some water on my face and put the coffee on (all you don't-drink-caffeine-while-you're-pregnant haters can eat the aforementioned diaper as far as I'm concerned).
At 8:30, I remembered that some of my girlfriends have told me bad diapers and low-grade fevers can be teething...so I allowed my finger to venture into the only two remaining toothless spots in his mouth. Sure enough, we've got one top molar through and the other one working its way. I guess I'm thankful for an explanation. I guess.
So, grandparents, there you have it -- we're at 15 1/2 now. If we make it to 16 before I lose my ever-loving mind or actually turn into a crabapple mcnasty, it'll be a success by any measure.
2 comments:
I'm a HUGE fan of caffeine (especially in the form of coffee) during every day life including pregnancy! It prevents us pregnant ladies from becoming too defensitive! I actually choked on my morning latte while reading your blog! I hope you get some sleep soon!
my non pregnant ass is losing sleep too. 2 year molars. all four at the same time. damn you effing teeth. we've had every other week visits to our bed (it's every other week for days in a row) i have equally not slept for the entire weekend. i feel your pain however you're in much deeper with bun in said oven.
we're also running sans nap so you can imagine the JOY in our house around ohhh 5 p.m.
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