Ruby hasn't been sleeping well. And you know what that means? When Ruby aint sleepin', mama aint sleepin. I am beyond exhausted today. My eyes hurt, I just took something to ward off a headache, I am on my second cup of joe....
I can see a tooth coming thru in her gums ((more on updates of Ruby & Reyna later..I know, it's been way too long)) so it might be due to teething. Just shoot me now if teething is going to be this exhausting for the both of us. When she wakes up, she wants to eat and won't take no for an answer. If I don't feed her, she starts crying and I don't want her waking Reyna. It goes a little deeper than that though. I cannot stand to hear her cry.
A guy I work with was having issues with his little boy not sleeping and I went on and on about how they needed to give him some tough love and it would be better on everyone. Hello, Leslie. Take your own damn advice, would ya?!
Last night, I went to bed @ 11. I should have went to bed earlier, but the evenings are my time. Ruby was up three times between 11:30 and 5:30. She woke up at 5:30, I fed her, Jade's alarm went off just as I was crawling back into bed.
I started sobbing. I was so tired and wanted so badly to fall back asleep. Of course, he never hears his alarm right away, which made matters worse. I kicked him and he finally turned it off. At that point, I knew I wasn't going to go back to sleep, so I got up for coffee and shower.
It's almost 4 and I am fighting to keep my eyes open.
Something has to change.
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10 comments:
oh i have soooo been there. i always tell my hubby that i was running on pure adrenaline for the first six months of cam's life and then i hit a wall. and i started paying for all of the bad habits we'd created. and i cried a lot from never sleeping. hang in there, it does get better!!!
Oh Leslie, sounds like you need a day or two to yourself! You know we've all been there and while we are there, it really sucks but we get past it. Tough love is tough, especially when they are a second or third and you don't want to wake the older siblings. I'm sorry you are having a rough time, teething sucks and hopefully Ruby will get past this quickly! Hang in there.
i'm so with you right now! i was up last night too... 1-2 and 3-4 or so... i think vivi is teething already?? i'm not sure, she definitely is all stuffed up which doesn't help. she's been up a LOT over the past few nights. and i don't get to bed until about 11 either, because i hate to give up that precious 'me' time. soooo tired this week...
hang in there, i'll think of you at 2am when i'm not sleeping either :)
Running on empty here too.
I feel your pain. F & E are almost 2 and I'm still running on fumes. I keep hoping for the day that I get more than 3 hours sleep.
Hang in there:)
Oh, I SO now how that goes....when you just start crying because you are so exhausted and there feels like there's no end in sight!:( As you now, Donnie was our horrible sleeper...woke up for everything, teething, feeding, just never a sound sleeper...and I too hated to hear him cry. It will get better...try to get to bed early and give yourself those few extra hours, sounds like you need em'. Try & remember "this too shall pass"....
Les, put your ipod in your ears and take a 30 minute nap when Jade gets home. It may recharge your batteries long enough to get through the night. Then call Grandma for a good solid nap on first available chance!!
Man, I sooo know where you are coming from! Fortunately, those nights are in the past for us (for the most part), but I can totally sympathize. It's so tough when you have more than one, because when they are crying or upset you have to worry about them waking up the other one!! Hang in there, Leslie!!
Maybe it's a dumb question, but are you doing anything for the teething pain? During those times, I always gave my kids a dose of Motrin (after 6 mos - my dentist said it helps tooth pain better than Tylenol) before bed to help them sleep better. Hyland's teething tablets are good too, but don't work for everyone. They helped Okis a ton, but not so much for Babolly..
Our Moms' Weekend is only 7 weeks from Friday...hang in there!
I feel your pain.. I've been there. Jake was a horrible sleeper. He actually hasn't been sleeping good lately either. Those darn teeth. UGH
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