ugh
I'm seriously tired of the 5:00 am wakeups with the kiddo. He will not sleep later than that. I don't want to keep him up later at night (I don't think that works, and it just makes him more tired). I'm also trying to wean him completely as of today (no morning or night nursings) because of his constant biting. So at 5:00 am I went to him with a small bottle of formula - thinking I'd rock him back to sleep with milk. He would NOT have that and demanded (as babies do) to come to bed to cuddle and nurse, as is our routine. So I brought him back to bed but only offered him the bottle. He took it for maybe a minute, then pushed it away. I successfully kept him off the breast, but he was not going to go back to sleep and just wanted to crawl all over the bed (which is not restful by any means as he'll just crawl off the bed). So we're up. Joy of joys. Thank god I got a 3 hour nap yesterday afternoon (went home at lunch to crash while E was in daycare - very smart move on my part) so I don't feel too demented this morning, but really. This routine has go to stop. Its at least an hour earlier than we need to be up for a very long and busy day.
Anyway, he seems a good mood this morning - I think we're both on the mend with our colds. He's presently smiling and laughing at me through the den door as I type this (it is a glass door) so I'd better put my contacts in and make us some breakfast/turn the coffee on.
You know, I never thought I'd see the day that I yearned a 6:00 am wake up. This year has changed me 100% and more.
Oh - one more thing (dad - feel free to skip this paragraph) - post nursing boobs? Incredibly, INCREDIBLY depressing. Sad sacks. *sigh*
Anyway, he seems a good mood this morning - I think we're both on the mend with our colds. He's presently smiling and laughing at me through the den door as I type this (it is a glass door) so I'd better put my contacts in and make us some breakfast/turn the coffee on.
You know, I never thought I'd see the day that I yearned a 6:00 am wake up. This year has changed me 100% and more.
Oh - one more thing (dad - feel free to skip this paragraph) - post nursing boobs? Incredibly, INCREDIBLY depressing. Sad sacks. *sigh*
posted by Sherocious at 5:46 a.m.
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I feel you, both on the cold and the five a.m. wakings. I'm such a little old lady, going to bed at nine so I can get my eight hours. Bleh!
Re: the sad sacks.. it's worse after you've had more than one! Let's just say.. I don't need the baby to be propped up on the nursing pillow to nurse him. My lap is fine. THAT is sad. Thank God for my Bravado bras during the day, they keep them perked right up where they're supposed to be. I'm dreading stopping nursing this time, after having had THREE kids. Did you see Kathy Bates in About Schmidt when she gets into the hot tub with him (Jack Nicholson)? I was horrified.. that's going to be US! That, I think, is the bravest thing ever done on camera.
I'm also going to bed a lot earlier than I have in the past. I'm in bed for sure by 10! And I shower at night now instead of morning, because I'd have to get up at 6:30 if I wanted to get in the shower before Dan. And I can't do that if I'm still getting up at night to feed a baby!
You poor tired thing! Is there anything I can do to help? (apart from make you and Troy independently wealthy so that you never have to work again - believe me, I would if I could!)
Love,
Auntie C (aka RSU)
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