Sleepless
We have been going through some really brutal sleep issues. That's nothing new of course, but it's been even worse lately! (Every time I think it cannot get worse, it does.) I have been reassuring myself by reading (and re-reading, after all, I slept through it the first time) Ask Moxie's post about the 18 month sleep regression, which we've been dealing with for the past several months. It's been awful. Example: Bedtime at 8pm, but up at 11pm... and up until 4am! This is with us trying everything we can think of, to get her to sleep. Actually, mostly me... after all, my husband has to get up at 6:30 and go to work! But at 3am I finally got him up and asked him to take her out for a drive, I was just so frustrated.
Of course she can tell when I get frustrated too, and she starts doing this adorable little "Hi!" thing that just drives me even more insane because HELLO GO TO SLEEP I AM TIRED OF YOUR CUTE ALREADY.
Last night was better. I decided to fight it out with her and keep her in bed even if she wanted out. Well, that wound up being a big mistake because after a 2 hour battle, she took a huge poop, and then went right to sleep. ARGH!
Today I went out and bought every sleep book available. Of course, tonight she went down to sleep without a hitch and is sleeping like a gorgeous angel. No longer a baby, though, definitely a child now, long strong legs curled against a pillow, face all shmooshed up. So gorgeous. Cannot believe she is not a baby anymore. Cannot believe she is finally asleep!