We are are the verge of something new. I'm learning all about what I mentally call "the parenting verge". It seems that we are always on the verge of something new. Just as soon as you start to get a few things figured out, the little rascals change something on you.
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Tidytot has been sleeping through the night since she was, oh...just shy of three months old. I hate to brag about it (and by "hate" I mean "secretly love"), but it's normal for babies not to sleep through the night so soon and so we felt very blessed...and rested.
Well, a little while back she started getting up once a night. Then more than once. Then every 2.5 hours and we found ourselves back to square one. Mr. T and I did what any responsible parent would do - we panicked! Just kidding. But we (especially I) felt very motivated to figure out what was causing this new development.
Is she cold? Hot? Uncomfortable? Hungry? Teething?
Based on the evidence of a pearly, pointy white bump on her lower gums, teething was a definite possibility. And while that's very exciting, it's also not much fun for Tidytot, or me, or Mr. T, or anyone who thinks, "Oh, what a cute baby! I think I will hold her," only to be greeted with a lot of loud crying. She is a mamma's girl to be sure and teething has not helped her to be less so.
Tidytot is also 5 1/2 months old and very near the time when we are supposed to start giving her solid food. Thinking she might be hungry, we decided to jump the gun a couple of weeks and see how she liked sweet potatoes. I started by giving her tiny, dainty bites that she was semi-interested in. Then Mr. T took over and loaded up the spoon. Tidytot was ever so much happier digging her hands in the sweet potatoes and bringing them to her mouth. She was a royal mess! We all were. Why do babies get the sneezes when their mouths are full?
Anyway, the interrupted sleeping is still touch and go, but soon we'll get the hang of this new phase. Then it will be time for something new!
Jeff looks so serious. Is he playing the airplane game with her when he feeds her. She is so cute! She is growing so fast.
ReplyDeleteMy kids seemed to change their sleeping habits constantly. We were so excited when Dinah started sleeping through the night around 4 months old--then by 6 months she was getting up again. My least favorite stage was blessedly brief--when they know how to pull themselves up, but not how to get back down by themselves--and they wake up crying multiple times a night, and you go in and they're standing up holding on to the side of the crib, so exhausted they're nearly falling over. You lay them back down and they're back to sleep instantly--then just as soon as YOU get back to sleep, you hear them again. James and I decided they must be dreaming about their new skills, and practicing in their sleep. Have fun, and get a package of those cheapie washcloths at Walmart (12 for $5 or something) to keep by the highchair. They'll come in handy!
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