Alyssa started off as this sleeping wonder baby, that has now turned into a nightmare. She will not sleep through the night. It is considered a good night if she only wakes up twice. Most nights that is not the case. She goes to bed at 7pm and the first wake up will be at 10pm'ish, then every 2 hours from there. It is those nights that both of us are in tears at 3am. The cry it out method is not working well for her. She just screams louder and louder as if someone is murdering her. Harsh, I know. But spend one sleepless night in my house and you will quickly agree.
Serious lack of sleep is making me ill. Seriously. It is making me feel sick. Nauseous. Headaches. I really don't know how I function on a daily basis in this state. I don't want to do anything because I have no energy to do anything. I feel bad for Paige and Jimmy. I suck right now.
It got so bad a couple weeks ago, that I made her a doctors appointment. I figured something had to be wrong. Ear infection...something. No, she is fine. The doctor told me she was cutting 6 teeth at one time and to give her ibuprofen instead of tylenol. Stronger stuff. Great! Maybe she will sleep....no. And so far, I have only seen two of those apparent 6 teeth come out.
I keep telling her, it is a good thing she is so incredibly cute and I love her so much. At 3am, I try to remind myself of how much I love her. Because, it is at that hour, you understand why the teachers in your prenatal classes and the doctors at the hospital are always telling you to never shake the baby.
