I know I talk an awful lot about sleep (or the lack thereof) on here, but since that dictates my days, it can't be helped.
I think Kyalo's most reliable thing is inconsistency...try as I might to have it any other way. He only started taking reasonably regular and consistent naps around 13 months (two a day! total bliss!) but has not been a very good night sleeper, still waking once or twice in the night.
Lately he's been waking to nurse for an hour which has been unusual, and exhausting. Then he'd be sleeping until 7 AM, which is also unusual (normal wake up was between 6 and 6:30). Yesterday, to my horror, he woke up at 4:40 AM and was ready for the day. I was not. When he wakes that early (and he's done that a few other times) my day is just OFF and I can't handle much of anything. It didn't help that yesterday we had 90+ temps again which made doing anything pretty miserable. Laying on the couch was about the only thing worth doing, but my active little boy didn't see it that way.
Last night he fought going to sleep. I even let him cry in his crib for a while to try to get him to fall asleep, which didn't work. I'll be honest, I can't really bear to hear him screaming for more than 15-20 minutes. Plus with the heat I knew he was working himself up into quite the frenzy. I finally gave in an nursed him and he was asleep about 8:30 PM.
6:40 AM and he is STILL ASLEEP, having not woken up in the night.
Ten hours. Ten!
Of course, I was awake around 5 wondering what the problem was. I'm resisting the urge to check on him because I know that will just wake him up, and then I'll be sad about that. Must be the heat is working some magic on him.
I'm off to get myself some coffee and to relax a bit before the day begins.
{Jessica O...I hope this post isn't too discouraging! :) }
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Ha! Oh Jenna, I laughed when I read this! Here's why: I wrote a post on the Babycenter.com community titled: "6 month old totally erratic sleep" on Friday! Ella has been all over the map with her sleep - day and night - and Friday I was so frustrated and despairing about it.
Have you read/heard of the book, "Spirit-Led Parenting: From fear to freedom in baby's first year"? I'm reading it now and it is such a help - I imagine it would be to any mama - even if her baby is past the first year.
I like knowing there's a light at the end of the tunnel, but I also appreciate knowing I'm not alone in the crazy sleep schedules. Thanks for posting about this and I'll be praying things even out for you guys soon! :-)
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