Zzzzzzz

*Sigh*

We had a long night...a long and sleepless night. Kathryn woke up shortly after I put her in her crib each time.last except one, when I was begging the gods to give me at least a couple of hours of sleep.

This morning, in a vain attempt to squeeze in a little more sleep, I tried to feed her in the side-lying position. This didn't work the last time I tried it and I ended up covered in spit-up. That was a month ago, at least, so I thought it would be worth trying again. Well, not only did I end up covered in spit-up, but the bed did too. I ended up just coming to the living room so K could at least get in a good 2 hour stretch of sleep. He has to work.and being sleep deprived probably doesn't bode well for tattooing.

She is now in her swing, sound asleep. I'm once again, clutching my coffee like it is my best friend. I might be able to take a nap later, but I doubt it. It's hard for me to do. Plus, K can't take a nap and I'd feel bad getting one in when he is tired and working.

Maybe getting up early will help me get a head start on the sugar cookies. I made the dough yesterday and today I need to get it rolled out and cut. I might save the decorating for this weekend when the kids are here.

What am I going to do about this crib situation? LOL! And to this I wrote a previous post about how to transition easily. It worked with my boys! Both of them. I do know it is an easy way to transition. It truly is. I don't know what's going on. She didn't even take a nap until 5 pm yesterday, so maybe that had something to do with it.

I just don't get why she can be put down in the bassinet and sleep for 5-6 hours, she can nap ale play in the crib just fine, but at night, she wakes up within 30 minutes. I even held her longer, after reading the article by Dr. Sears about "8 things parents should know about sleeping." 

I'm kind of at a loss. I guess I can only keep trying and continue letting her practice and I just have to try to be patient, even when it's hard. I tend to get impatient around the 2:30 am mark. I try hard to be patient...I feel bad when I get frustrated. I try to hide it from the baby, but I'm sure she feels it. Babies are very tuned in to our emotions.

So I'm going to make the best of this early morning. Starting with enjoying my coffee. Life is good, even when seen through tired, bloodshot eyes.