Thank you again for sticking with me...I'm so sorry it's so long between posts, it just always seems to be something coming up. So to answer your questions, he is the 25th percentile for height and weight. He's gaining well according to the pediatrician. He eats okay depending on the day, usually upon waking he has a good nurse so sometimes he'll have a big breakfast of eggs, toast, sometimes bacon or sometimes it's just cereal. He seems to have a small lunch like he's too eager to run play to be bothered with eating. Then his dinners are sort of hit and miss because he wants to nurse around 3 each day and have a snack with his brother so by the time it's dinner time around 5 he's either burned off his snack and wants to eat or he's not really hungry and nibbles.
We were doing well with going down in crib, with a little patting. Only waking once per night (a little patting and back to sleep) and then of course the early waking between 5-6....but that felt like a success honestly. Then Sunday, a fever, yikes. Gave motrin and robitussin because he had runny nose too. Slept well, in the evening stirred up several times but settled self. Woke once that night for about an hour and I re-dosed his medicine and he went back down with patting. Woke again early morning, around 4:30 and I nursed him back to sleep only because he was sick with fever. The fever went away by the next day but runny nose stayed for a day longer along with clingy and whiny behavior and a short nap. I kept up the medicine another day just in case, Tuesday, no runny nose or fever, less whining, still clingy but went a playgroup happily. Very sensitive going down for nap that day, it took about 45 minutes, he slept 45 minutes, woke early and I rocked him back to sleep and he slept another 1.5 hours. That night he refused to be put in his crib for bed...I think the long nap took the edge off his usual bedtime exhaustion but he did go to sleep after fussing, screaming, kicking as I laid him down, patted for about 20 minutes because each time I would taper it off, he would kick up again. He woke several times that night, every 1.5 hours or so, each time I would pat him back to sleep and he would get still and quiet and then suddenly start screaming and whining while laying there. It would take about and hour to get him settled each time...I think he woke about 4 times and an early wake about 6 or so. I was a zombie. That day, yesterday, he was clingly and whiny, and y really. He would walk up and grab, pinch his brother and scratch at my face and throw a fit if I put him down...I mean, rolling round on the floor, kicking and crying, big tears too. Same thing last night with the many wakings, patting back to sleep with lots of crying and whining while laying there. Last night I was in there from 1:30-3:30 trying patting, homeopathic meds, motrin, all the things I'm supposed to do, then I finally picked him up just to settle his crazy acting crying and writhing and he settled pretty good on my shoulder then lost it again as I lay him down. I tried patting another half hour then had to have a break. I went downstairs to use the bathroom, get water and regain my composure because I was angry at this point. I was gone about 5 mintues or a little less. I went back in and laid him down and patted and he whimpered and whined while laying there for a while then went to sleep after about 30 mintues. It was 4 am at this point and he woke at 6:45. I nursed him upon waking and seemed floppy like he would go back to sleep if the light weren't peeking in around his blackout shades, but who knows really. He nursed well, ate a good big breakfast and has been clingy and a little crabby and happy and playful this morning. A note, during his crib fits while he writhes around and screams/cries, he chews and sucks on his hands/fingers and to rule out teething, I've been giving motrin and last night along with benedryl for inflamation. Still no change so I really haven't a clue what is going on. I'm consistant and routine but I'm wondering if he's addicted to me patting him to sleep. He does still nurse before every nap and bed and this serves as a snack and settling, cuddling time but I'm wondering if that is getting in the way. I don't want to take away his nurse because he finds it so comforting and I make sure he isn't asleep before I put him down...if he seems asleep, I rouse him up as I put him to bed to make sure he falls asleep in bed. Am I missing something? Doing someting wrong? FYI-there is a lot of tension in our house because we are trying to sell a house for 9 months now and my husband's company is stopping paying for our rent here in 2 months and our money is little to none after paying bills so there is a consistant worry among my husband and I all the time. We just got an offer yesterday and we countered and we're waiting to find out what their reply is. So that plays a part I'm sure.
I know, so much to sift through. I hope something just pops into your head from the heavens because I ask God every night to help me and I'm feeling a little like this is the way things are going to be for a long time. Help change my attitude!!
XX,OO
Jennifer
