I
don't know what to do. Emma used to go to bed fairly easily. Some
nights easier than others, but in the end, the baby was in bed. Fast
forward to now. Emma has teeth coming in all over the place. She
wants to be held. She is crawling everywhere. She's happy and engaging.
But, she won't. go. to. sleep. We haven't changed our routine, but she's
just awake. She claps while having milk. She grinds her new teeth
(aaaaaack). She talks about her day. So, this means we rock her to
death and stuff milk in her. We either do this forever, or David puts her
down still somewhat awake.
Once her head hits the mattress, she starts wailing. Screaming. Not happy. She sits herself up in bed. At least there was a chance of her falling back asleep if she was laying down. Now she's just sitting. And not sleeping.
I don't know what to do. I am not really big on crying it out, only because it's horrible. She's laying there and is crying so hard she makes herself cough and all she wants is us to hold her. What kind of parents would just let that keep happening??? (every parent in America but us, it seems) But I am sure that's the only way we'll be able to keep our sanity. I just can't stand the thought of her being unhappy without knowing that we're there for her. But for the love of diaper rash cream, she needs to sleep. And sleep now. I am about to go crazy. David and I aren’t sure what to do. And we are exhausted and frustrated. My google search history reveals a plethora of babycenter.com, parents.com and whatdoidowiththisbaby.com sites.
And in the morning, when I'm fully rested peeling myself from whatever place I try to sleep last, she is happy and ready to take on her day. But even if she's still sleepy, she can nap all freaking day if she wants. She gets fed on demand, plays with toys and naps. That's her day. I am jealous and tired and have no freaking idea what to do. I am just not good at the patience. This whole being a mother thing is awesome and stressful. No wonder parents always talk about their kids - they don't have time for anything else. Also, they are cute... but not as cute as my Emma!
The theme being I don't know what to do. Thank goodness for google, it's gotten me through some hard times. At the end of the day, though, I am absolutely in love with my Sweet Cheeks. She's a great baby overall and does much better than most other babies. And she gets cuter every day! She's got another tooth coming in next to her bottom two teeth. She likes to eat magazines now too. She tried to eat my thumb the other day. Little baby piranha. please please go to sleep.
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