Bad Night | Kiesa's Mutterings

Downs

Calvin/I had a very bad night. After Jaeger put him down to sleep for the night, he cried 1-2 times every hour until 1am. At one, he gave up crying and devolved into screaming. I gave him some more ibuprofen and then left him since, as I’ve mentioned before, if I stick around, he usually won’t fall back asleep. However, he continued screaming. He hadn’t eaten as much as usual during the day (also normal for teething) so I thought he might be hungry. I fixed him a 6oz bottle and fed it to him. He did stop screaming but was wide awake. After finishing the bottle I tried to convince him he was sleepy but he was having none of it. He burbled happily in my arms. I held him that way for about an hour because I didn’t have the emotional energy left to listen to him scream. Eventually, I transferred him back to his bed around 2:30am. He did cry for a little bit but thankfully settled down fairly quickly. He started making noises again around 6am but didn’t completely wake up (and stay awake) until 7:30. Not surprisingly, I have been exhausted all day.

Calvin was refusing to drink his bottle today. This is pretty typical when he teethes but it’s also frustrating as he’s usually crankier without calories.

Jaeger was trying to give Calvin his bath this evening but Calvin was really unhappy and again started crying. I think he was just tired but it’s so exhausting listening to him cry

Ups

Jaeger got up with Calvin this morning so I was able to stay in bed until almost 8:30 (which I really needed).

Jaeger also took Calvin in the afternoon so I could have a nap. I’m not sure I ever got to sleep but it was still good to try to relax in bed for a bit.

Cute Calvin Moment

We met a couple of other babies today that were right around Calvin’s age. I was impressed by how much more Calvin moved than the other babies. At least for one of the babies, I don’t think it was a skill issue, he was just happy to sit in his mom’s lap. Calvin, on the other hand, must explore as much of the world as possible and was always squirming around.

Simplification