Remington isnt sleeping well and it is really really effecting me in a bad way. I was so spoiled with him sleeping 8+ hours straight sense he was barely 2 months old...
Ever sense Grandma started babysitting again (bc im now working) he hasnt been sleeping well. I think part of it is that he misses me, and the other part is that I miss him too.
I pick up him up from my mom's and he falls asleep right away at like 7:00pm, dispite my efforts to keep him awake. He will then wake up at like 9:30! When he woke up at 9:30 last night he was wide awake and I thought, hmm, I guess that was just a nap. We played some and I fed him some more and I was starting to get a little impatient bc I was getting very sleepy and it was coming up on 11pm.
Finally I rocked him to sleep in my big recliner in my arms. Sooo precious. His pacifier hanging out of his mouth, his head nuzzled in my elbow, his little hand on my chest.I coulda stayed there for hours, and I did. I fell asleep with him in my arms. Phil woke me up at 1am to take him to bed.
I layed my little angel down thinking I was gona get a great night sleep bc he was up so late.
Nope. It seemed just as my head hit the pillow he woke up...
I heard him fussing at 3am. I kept thinking, he will go back to sleep, hes just having a wakeful period. Nope, he fussed for as long as I could stand it.
I went into his room in the pitch blackness and leaned over his crib to turn on the night light. When i peered at him he was so sleepy and it looked like he was trying to stay awake! I smiled at him and he started giggling and reachin for me.
I put his plug in his mouth and he passed right out again holding onto my finger. I pulled away and went back to sleep only to hear him fussing very loudly at 5am. This time he wanted a bottle and a new diaper.
I sat in my rocking chair with him and rocked him back asleep and placed him back down at 6am.
He awoke again at 7, this time for good. I managed to put off going and getting him for about ten minutes before I decided to bring him back to bed with me. Phil and I slept with him for about an hour while he was wide awake just glad to be with us.
This is pretty much how its been all week. Im so exhausted and not even close to 100% performance.
I made a doctor appointment for tomorrow for him to get a full checkup.
I explained about him possibly teething and tugging on his ear, could be an infection, could be a teething symptom. I think its just teething bc it doesnt seem to bother him.
I explaiend about his congestion and gurgly breathing and his stuffy nose.
Im hoping I can get a prescription for a humidifier. I cant afford one and I heard it would be beneficial to his breathing. If I get a script for one I wont have to pay for it.
I also want to get his temperature taken. Im not convinced that im doing it correctly. Its one of those versatile thermometers. You can take it in his ear, mouth, armpit or rectum...however the "normal" temps vary depending on where you take it and i dont know whats normal for what body part.
I want one of those scanner thermometers. U just point it at his body and it tells you the temeprature, it can also be used to test bottles and stuff.
