May 27, 2009

Today was a rough one. Last night, I put Timmy down around 7:00. Well... 6:30, really, hoping he'd be asleep by 7. This was not to be. By the time 8:30 rolled around, Timmy had been awake and crying and screaming for 2 hours. It was hot and humid and he was sweating quite a bit, so I took him out of his PJs, which seemed to calm him down a bit. Around 8:30, he started doing this thing where he'd be quiet just long enough for Daddy to start sleeping, then wake up. This went on for, seemingly, forever (in reality, until about 9:30). He slept for a little bit at 9:30 before waking up at 10:30 doing the same thing- crying and screaming in the crib, while being held- whatever. He nodded off again at 11:45 or so and was still sleeping at 12:45 when Daddy left for work.

It turns out he wasn't done. At 3:00, according to Aunt Beth, Timmy was up for good.

Turns out, Timmy's got a 2-year-old molar coming through. This made his nap today difficult, too, but I gave him some Tylenol and he was finally (mercifully) able to get down for a couple hours' sleep in the late morning. Tonight, he'll be getting more Tylenol and some orajel. Although, I'd find it tough to believe he wouldn't sleep tonight, after having almost no sleep last night!