I know I don't post very often anymore and it is probably because I don't know where to start . I feel like I need to catch up with my life but that certainly isn't going to happen any time soon.
So let me start from today. I feel like blah. I have a cold and Lucy is still getting over her cold. She has been waking up lately (for the past week) 4-5 times a night. It is killing me. I started going to bed at 9:30pm so I can keep up with getting up at night but I have insominia lately so I just lie there awake anxious that she is going to wake up soon. I am so wiped out during the day and then I can't handle the stress of just everyday life because I am TIRED! I feel like I sound like a BIG BABY. and I know this is probably just a phase Lucy is going through but this is a hard phase right now. I think she is teething and this is causing her to wake up. She is always looking for her hand during the night to chew and and then she bites her finger and cries. She is even biting me now nursing at night or during the day. Luckily no teeth yet so it doesn't hurt to bad, but it does hurt, ouch! While I am complaining I'll add I have an ingrown to nail that has been killing me for a month now. I am embarrassed to say I have one but I do and now I have to go to the doctors for it. I went to the doctors yesterday and left Lucy home with my mom. It was a frustrating appointment. At the most I thought I would be gone 1 1/2 hours but I was at the doctors for 3 hours and finally I was so emotional about leaving Lucy that long that I just put my coat on and left the doctors office. I didn't even get to be seen because the wait was so crazy long, ugh! I missed Lucy so badly and was dying to nurse her that I just knew as soon as the doctor came in to see me I would have been a crying mess so that is the reason I left.
So, this is my tangent post of complaints for now and believe it or not I have tons more but I need to just stop griping now and probably try taking a nap so I can cope with this rainy day. Sorry for being so negative...
Can I blame my bad mood on hormones???
If you lived closer, I would come over with my baby and a glass of wine and some dark chocolate to alleviate the blahness. :) Hope your day gets better. I had an ingrown toenail on Christmas and could barely walk. Those things are not fun and I can understand how that would be the straw that broke the tired, exhaused camel's back. Hang in there!Q
ReplyDeleteOkay, first, I feel your pain. Drew is 8 months and still wakes up at least every two hours.
ReplyDeleteThe good news? I've gotten used to it.
Let me offer you a bit of advice.
PRAY about this. Pray hard.
When Drew starts stirring in his crib sometimes and I am wiped out, I just BEG the BVM and Jesus to please make him tired enough to go back to sleep.
Pray, pray, pray.
Even if it doesn't put the baby back to sleep, it is balm for your soul and you can better handle things.
(But I'm here to tell you, a lot of times he falls back to sleep. This morning at 4AM I put him down and prayed, "Please, Lord, let him sleep at least three hours. I'm so tired." He woke up at 7:04AM. Pretty much a record for him.)
Its good to hear from you, but I am sorry for all that. I recall with Charlie he would get these crazy long colds and they always ended with ear infections. I would have them look at her at the ped just in case. When they go back to waking like that it is so rough! I love teething tablets from Target, you might try them-they are homeopathic. If it is still a cold, maybe a humidifier or nose suctioned? I hope something helps so you can get sleep soon. The worst is laying awake trying to sleep and knowing they will wake soon! I feel your pain!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry A! If it makes you feel any better, E has a top molar coming in right now and I feel like I could shoot myself in the head because of it! Hahaha...no one report me, I'm obviously not going to do that. But, I am just so tired because he wakes up super duper early and doesn't fall back asleep. His naps are short during the day too. Ugh! Anyway, I feel your pain. Sleep deprivation is not fun. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain! Well not the ingrown nail - ouch! - but the no sleep part. We should get together some time! I wish I could come to the book club but I've got both babies at night. You and Lucy can come visit anytime though if you want to get out of the house.
ReplyDeleteHey girl!! Sounds like lots of compounding issues!! How old is Lucy now? I think that there is a sleep regression somewhere around 4 months or so. Ella was fantastic and then WHAM! she totally stunk at sleeping at night. We started putting her down earlier (like 5:30 PM some nights) and it worked itself out. But sickness can definitely disrupt sleep.
ReplyDeleteI had 2 ingrown toenails burned out about 8 years ago and it was the best thing I did. They haven't grown back and surprisingly it wasn't as painful as it sounds.
I will pray for you!
I can't say I know how you feel. But I can take these minutes out of my day to pray for you. It is good to hear from you...we all miss you:)
ReplyDeleteTotally there with you....getting horrible sleep. Claire has 8 teeth now - how could a baby sleep w cutting that many since august :(. I keep telling myself, this too shall past...and then napping when I can :). Thanks for posting, love hearing from you.
ReplyDeleteYOU GIRLS ARE THE BEST! I just love reading your supportive comments :)
ReplyDeleteNow I am off to take a nap!