Rough Nights

It’s been a crazy week. Let me tell you, I don’t regret not going out for girls night out last weekend!

First Tuesday night, Bruce slept until about 5:45am, great! I could NOT get him back to bed though. I’d get him to fall asleep in my arms but the second I leaned over to lay him down, he’d start crying. I tried for quiet awhile. Then decided to try sitting on the couch, which I can recline. If I can get him to still sleep in my arms, then maybe I can get a little more sleep. That worked.

Second, Wednesday. He woke up at like 11:30pm! I could get him to fall asleep in my arms but could not get him down. I decided, to give him a bottle. He’s never woken that early before, I was thinking he wouldn’t need a bottle. I hoped that the bottle would top him off. Nope. I could NOT get anything to work. I tried everything I could think of. I turned on the cd of lullabyes, hoping that once I layed him down, the music would help. Tried the mobile, he didn’t care. I tried leaving him in the crib and I sat in the chair, tried whispering "twinkle little star" while I held him, to laying down. I tried leaving the room for a little bit. About 3am, I decided to go back to the couch with him. I knew he was going to my mom’s, I needed him to get some rest for that. I had to get up at 4:30am. The couch worked. He made a noise at 4:20 that woke me. I decided to put him in his crib since I needed to start getting ready. Guess what, he just went "uuh" and was asleep. Turd ball! Then we had to wake him shortly after 5 to get him fed and in the carseat to go to my mom’s! It’s a 35-40 minute drive, so he got a little more sleep. I was exhausted. So was Roger even though he was in bed. I was fine with him not intruding, I figured that’d stir him up. 

Third Thursday night, was just like Tuesday. Whew! I didn’t work til noon.

But with sleeping on the couch, I’m unable to pump to replace the bottle he just drank!

Last night he slept til 3:30am. When I tried putting him back in his crib, he scrunched his face and started fussing. I turned on this screen thing that lights up and plays music. He stopped. I sat there for awhile, then layed on the floor so he couldn’t see me. I waited til the thing turned off (5 or 10 minutes?), he didn’t make a peep so I left. I pumped and went back to bed. He didn’t get up til 8:15am. Yay!

I don’t know what his problem is. It’s making me kindof dreading going to bed, not looking forward to especially Wednesday night. That night would’ve sucked regardless. BUT the fact I had to work too and knowing he was going to my mom just added more worry to me. I never really know how he is over there. I know he doesn’t nap well. I know she’s great with him, but I’m not sure if she totally gets his cues. Everytime I leave there, he falls asleep when I’m less than a mile away. I do hang out when I get there for awhile. Maybe I should cut that shorter. When I ask her how the day went, she tells me, he fusses some, we played, we did this, that. I’m not sure if she sugar coats some of the fussiness or not. I know SHE can handle it. It’s him. It is good for him to be there. It’s one day a week (if Roger’s working) that he’s there. It’s good for him to get out of his element. Thursday, she comes to my house. Doesn’t have him as long. She says he’s always better Thursday. Part of it might be cause he’s home. But part of it is that I try to have him have a nap before she comes, so he’s not due for one while she’s here. But I think now that he’s up for longer stretches, his nap will fall when she’s got him here. But I think he naps better for her here than there.  I do think that she doesn’t quite get what I mean by we don’t make any noises when he’s sleeping. Roger told me that when he brings Bruce in when he gets there, he’s still sleeping the carseat, my mom always greets him with normal voice, which wakes him up. He said from now on he’s going to bring the stuff in figure, then go get Bruce. Then all their talking is done.

Who knows, once you think you figure something out, it doesn’t work the next time.