This afternoon was very rough. Celia woke up after at MAYBE 45 min afternoon nap. That woke Nicholas up. I waited a while to see if they would fall asleep again, but she started crying hard so I went in there and tried rocking them. Changed her diaper, gave them a bottle - but that wasn't fixing anything. I tried laying her back down and trying to get Nicholas back to sleep, but they were pretty set against napping again.
So I took them to the livingroom and from 3:00 - 6:20 bedtime she was one fussy and cranky girl. I tried prying open her lips to see if it is a tooth (which made her even more cranky) but there wasnt a tooth there. She didnt have a fever or anything that would make me think she was sick. She has been playing with both ears, but she does that and last time at the Dr I thought she would have an infection but she was completely fine. Also she is fussy in all positions - sometimes they say they are fussy laying down.
So....she fussed through her bottles and dinner. I skipped the bath because I could tell it wouldn't have gone well. Times like this really test your patience as a mom. I can't tell whats bothering and nothing seems to help. Finally at 6:20pm I put Nicholas in the jumper (he was fine all afternoon) and went in their room and rocked her and sang to her before I laid her down for the night. I was so 'done' with dealing with the fussing, but I didn't want to end the night on a bad note for her. I sang to her, rocked and played with the little hair on her head. :)
She was fine with that and fell asleep in her crib without a peep. Perhaps she was just over-tired? Hard to tell. She was fussy yesterday too, but not this much.
Heres to hoping tomorrow is better. :)
Thankful for 1. cellphones to talk with people when I am craving adult interaction 2. Icecream with brownie for after they go to bed 3. Digital cameras to record every moment in our babies' lives.
We grow so fast. . .
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Sorry it was a rough afternoon honey. Wish you had called me. What time tomorrow?? Get some sleep while you can and look forward to tomorrow night. Love, Me
ReplyDeleteI hope your day is going better today! It's so hard when they don't want to nap, because you know they are tired still and it makes for a very cranky/fussy afternoon. It's nice that you ended the day on a good note for both of you.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that Celia was so fussy. I know it is hard when they get like that. Austin does it quite often. You are lucky to get your kids to have a early bedtime! Heres to hoping for a better day!
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