I haven’t slept in five nights (plus most of the past seven months). I’m pretty much dead.
Teething? Blerg. I need Eli to get some sort of pain tolerance.
For all you folks secretly thinking “if she would just let him cry it out….” I do. Like several times per night. He’ll stay asleep after crying it out for about ten minutes, maybe twenty. My next move is putting his bed on the corner of the house farthest from all bedrooms (our house is tiny so like, 25ft). That way Avery can sleep while he’s crying and I don’t have to be comforting the toddler all night because his brother is so effing loud. Also, that way I can relax more through his crying instead of stressing about all three of us being awake.
However, Eli does consistently go six hours without nursing at night and that’s a pretty big deal considering his history.
And now, I have a bunch of photos to prove how cute he is. I know, weird timing. But hey, I do what I do because I love this guy.
Sure, I wish his grin was less toothless but that little tongue is freaking adorable.
At least he’s got SOME teeth. I hope all the others rush in with reckless abandon. I think I was fairly lucky that Avery got all his teeth in by one and a half but Eli got his first teeth earlier than Avery and I kind of feel ‘done’ already. Amber necklace? That might be in his future.
If I say anything in this post, ignore it. I’m fairly certain my brain is fully absent. I should be posting about the bread, cookies, chicken and barley soup that I made today or something but I just feel like looking at these.
Every day I look at these boys and all their adorable interactions and think that I am blessed to be able to sip my coffee and watch. There’s nothing better than seeing your kids make eachother laugh.
No matter how little sleep I get, I know this is a true privilege.
I have to confess I’m one of those secretly thinking let the boy man up a little. But, every kid every house, evry mom, every situation is a little different so no judging on my part. One thought though – daytime thought patterns can carry over into nighttime. A kid who has the fulfillment of all his needs within arms reach and within easy earshot all day long may benefit from a little daytime deprivation as well as nighttime. Maybe you’re already doing it, but try to be a little less available at all times. It’ll benefit him in many ways. here’s a suggestion: put him down at night and don’t go in there for any reason (unless your certain he isn’t breathing) and only let Shane go in to make sure. I don’t think it would take a week esp. if you follow thru in the daytime. Your the best Mom (pretty much tied with the one I married).
Agree with Tim … maybe let him stand around in a walker instead of wearing him? I dunno. It’s been so long since Josh & Ash
Praying for you.
I agree with the boys.