A woke up about 5 this morning. That's the third night this week that she's gotten up. Thankfully, last night's episode was only 15 minutes long...I gave her a shot of Tylenol and rocked her for a sec. But Monday night was a two-hour long ordeal that even woke E up.
A stand-up comedienne once said that sleep was the best of both worlds -- you're alive yet unconcious. I tend to agree. I love and need my sleep and, therefore, I'm sort of a sleep nazi with the girls. I have a few books on the subject, and I definitely tried to get them falling asleep on their own and sleeping through the night as soon as I could.
But, nighttime wakings have always baffled me. According to some experts, these should be ignored. Since my girls don't often wake up in the middle of the night, this seems cruel since they clearly need or want something. On the other hand, I don't know what that "something" is, and A is too young to tell me. Hence, I give her some Tylenol (in case it's her teeth) and some loving (in case she needs comfort), and hope that we both return to peaceful slumber sooner rather than later.
Until we both figure it out, I'll keep drinking my coffee and praying tonight things will better tonight. I'm not putting her up for bid on eBay just yet.
2 years ago
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Totally agree with snuggling for nighttime wakings. They are just babies. J's been waking up at 6 a few mornings this past week (only 4 more molars - ever), then back to sleep until 8. Can't imagine being up for 2 hours though. Have a coffee for me.
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