I'm looking forward to Christmas - the break from work and time with Seth. It'll be the first Christmas I look forward to since Seth was born. At work, colleagues would say the usual 'thank goodness its Friday' but I never felt it. Because work has been my break from home life. & home life has just been work. Does that make sense? But the balance has tipped and the weekends are less work and more fun.
I'm a bit worried about Seth's sleep patterns though. Saturday night after the party he just talked and laughed all night. Last night (Sunday) he woke up screaming every couple of hours and now he's still awake at 10.30. First of all it was screams but after cuddles he's now just laughing and chatting again so loud I can hear him from downstairs. He did have a good couple of hours sleep today (although I didn't and I'm completely knackered) but I'm worried about how little sleep he's getting. He rarely goes through the night and it is usual for me to wake up in the night to find him awake and chatting away to himself, plus there are plenty of nights when he wakes up screaming. But this is definitely worse than usual! Anyway, I'm off to get as much sleep while I can!
Jo and Craig - I never knew you had this blog and now I will be an addict to it. You are both testiments to true fighters and Seth the ultimate warrior and I believe all your hard work is paying off - its so much fun to see Seth giggling and strolling around in the walker...
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Jack used to go through a period like this and as he could get out of his bed, it was totally exhausting. Any sleep deprivation is exhausting. Unfortunately for our kids, they often suffer from what they call cerebral irritation and this can interrupt their sleep.
ReplyDeleteNext time you see the paediatrician, mention it to him cos there are things they can do to help.
Keep smiling, I think you are doing a brilliant job.