Ava has always been a good sleeper. Pretty much. Overall.
It's just ... She turns 1 next week, and she still wakes to nurse at 3 am and again at about 5:30 or 6:00. I know that 6 am doesn't count as night waking to some people, but to me it does. I also know that I'm lucky she goes back to sleep at 6:15.
However, sometimes she will even wake up at 11 pm and demand to nurse. We have tried to deny her this, only to have her cry until 1 am then end up in our bed for the night.
Brian always tries to get her back to sleep if she wakes before midnight or after 6 am. Often, he succeeds. But I always wake up, even if he's the one to deal with her.
I think I have a point here. Oh, yeah. I am exhausted. I am just so, so tired. Normally when the grind of being home with small children gets to me, I get up early to have some writing time before the chaos begins, or I carve out some time at night. But I just can't do that until Ava starts sleeping through that 3 am feeding.
Also, this is the boys' last week in school. Judging by how tired I am after spending the last few days with them in our 90-degree back yard, I'm thinking it will be a long, long summer.
For now this means that my posts may be sporadic until September. Because I'm so tired and won't get a break from the boys, instead of blogging in my spare minutes I will be comatose. But I will be here as often as I can, and I at least have a nifty give away planned for this week.
In the meantime, I took this video of Ava last week, on that awful day that we don't mention out loud anymore. As you can see, my video-taking skills suffered on that day, so I apologize for the sudden walking around and the turning of the camera sideways and the length. What do you expect from someone who spills 8 billion sunflower seeds on her floor then floods her kitchen? Anyway, if I knew how to edit the video I would, but I don't, and like I said, I'm tired. I'm trying hard not to use swear words to tell you how tired I am.
So, without further blathering about fatigue, here is Ava enjoying her cup of apple juice. She doesn't have juice very often, but she'd just cried it out at nap time (with multiple visits -- but no hugs -- from me), so I figured she deserved it.
Have you ever seen anyone so completely in love with apple juice? Good Lord, I think I could've weaned her right then and there. Too bad I can't give her some of that at 3 am.
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She is very serious about the apple juice. she's like don't even talk to me right now- I'm drinking my juice! :)
Those baby days are so tough. Hope you get some sleep soon.
Sleep deprivation is so awful. Even when my baby sleeps through the night one of the toddlers is up. I'm sure it's a conspiracy to make sure I'm less on the ball during the day or something...
Will she take whole milk yet? You could warm some up, perhaps. Oh and I ALWAYS wake up when the girls are up, even if my husband is "helping." I hope you get some rest! That video is too cute. My oldest daughter is addicted to the appa jooce.
Oh, I feel for you! My little girl didn't start sleeping through the night until about 11 months. I thought I was absolutely going to go insane! Have you read Elizabeth Pantley's "The No Cry Sleep Solution?" It has some helpful hints in it. Good luck!
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