This Lucy of ours is really quite terrible about sleeping. She was never a good sleeper to begin with and she's only improved _slightly_ in the last year.
The pictures in this post are all from attempts at napping--usually pictures I sent to Kris. Oy I have tried to have her nap so many zillions of times.
Usually when I give up the fight and lie down with her for a nap it works and she sleeps--but of course, not always, and the not always is usually when I'm so tired I'm ready to die.
This is how all of this makes us feel.
The teething hasn't helped. Her teeth have been coming in slowly and in the wrong order. Babies are supposed to get their bottom teeth first (according to our resident growth and development expert) and she's gotten her tops first and we're steill waiting for the bottoms to make their move. We saw a picture of Sandy today at the same age and he already had SIX big old teeth!
She had a really bad cold for a couple of weeks too and that really didn't help. The teething made it worse too. So not a lot of night sleep and like NO naps. I used to think Sandy was a bad sleeper, but HAH!
Hopefully after the teeth finally arrive we can settle into some sort of routine, but honestly she hasn't taken good or even decent daytime naps since around Christmas.
I sent this picture to Kris and it was supposed to show my sympathy for the pitiful little baby. He said I looked defeated. It's a little true.
But on the bright side, she's a really good natured little thing and does well on less sleep than I think she really needs. She's pleasant to have around all day even without naps and is adorable. So we'll keep on working with it until we get things figured out. And hopefully at some point I'll get to sleep through the night more than about once a quarter!
4 comments:
So tough, so tough. Keep it up!
I left a comment last night but forgot to post it after the capcha. I think what I said was - you are BOTH adorable. And you do look a little defeated. But you must remember that this is the last one. The last time. And maybe she is giving you a chance to feel your arms around her, and her warmth against you, so that you will remember the love and joy you feel, this last little baby. So that it won't go too fast, and you won't work so hard that you miss it. Because she is a dear, dear soul, and a gift of great magnitude. And how we love you all.
You have my most sympathies on lack of sleep.
It is so good she is so adorable because going with out sleep like she does and you do is soo hard. I never had a baby that didn't sleep at night mostly and took naps. I can't even imagine how hard that is. The little stinker. I doubt you will ever forget the long hours of holding her in your arms. They will be precious memories for sure.
I did read all the posts and got caught up. You are looking so beautiful these days. What is your secret? I think I need some tips. I really like Kris's short hair too. Looks great on him. Of course I always love all the kid pics. They are so cute and I miss them and love them so much.
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