Sleep Lady Shuffle: Night #11

Last night was weird.

She was so, so tired…I could tell by the way she was rubbing her eyes and fussing and all…but she just wanted to stand in her crib and talk to me as I sat in the hall. She would lay down for a minute, talking the whole time, and then stand back up once she had rested a minute. At times her talking would break into wails of discontent, and then the cries would dissipate and she would continue talking. (What really broke my heart was when the two occurred simultaneously….as in, “WAAAA…..MAMA……MAMA……WAAAAA.” I don’t know a mama in the world that can honestly say that doesn’t hurt.)

And then there were the wee hours of the morning. She woke up at around 4:30 this morning, and when Scott reached her upstairs she was H.O.T. He called to me through the monitor and I went up. We checked her temperature: 100.7. Lovely. Another dose of Motrin and I brought her downstairs to rock for awhile. It was clear that she really didn’t feel good and just couldn’t get comfortable, so I indulged her and sat with her. This was the story for much of the day today, too.

To sum up:

Shuffle position: HALLWAY

To bed on her own: YES.

Back to sleep on her own: Um…..not so very much….but she was sick, so I don’t feel bad about it.

Cry-time: Off and on for an hour or so at bedtime. I think she may have forgotten the routine over the course of the last couple of weird nights, and had to be reminded.

Rocking: YES, during her bottle and storytime.

Bottle: YES.

Music: NO.

Success: At bedtime, yes. Later in the night, no. But again, she was sick, so I don’t feel bad about it. Back to the program tonight. (Health permitting.)