Oct 01 2009
Sleep deprived…
The title says it all. :) I wonder if and when Kai is going to start sleeping through the night. Tomorrow he turns 5 months old! I hope that it’s a magical number just like 4 months was…and that it will reverse this streak of early wakeups! Last night, he woke up at 2:45 AM and did not go down for good till 4:30 AM! Every time I thought he’d fallen back asleep (so, yeah, I broke the “prop” rule and tried to nurse him back to sleep), he’d start babbling to himself & playing with his hands, and eventually cried to be held. My hubby even asked what time it was (4:15 AM) and if he should wake up and play with him. Of course, my response was, “NO!” I definitely do not want Kai to think 4:15 is the start of the day and time to play!
Today he was just as *wired* and did not want to take naps by himself (I took one with him around 10 am since I was sooo zonked) and fought going to bed tonight. I know it’s great that he’s going through so much cognitive development and that everything is so intriguing to him, but I still wonder…will he ever sleep through the night again (meaning wake up at a more godly hour, like 7 am, not 2:45! I’d even take the 4:15 wakeups that he was doing when he turned 4 months)?
I guess I need to take the advice of the many moms that have kids that are grown up or nearly grown, and cherish each stage in their life, including this one. I’m sure when he’s all grown up and moved out of the house I’ll miss these times, right? Just to be able to snuggle with him is precious, right, even if he’s screaming not to go to sleep…:) He won’t be this little forever. So, as corny as this sounds, I guess I need to look past his wails and just treasure his tiny tears, tiny toes, tiny fingers, and tiny bum (ya, I think it’s so cute!)…and that will make everything better. Right?
