Last night I blew it. Big time. SweetPea was nursing, and she bit me. At 10 months old, she has 8 knifelike teeth in her little mouth. Though she rarely bites, it sometimes happens when she is a little overtired. Usually I handle it by giving her a teething toy. But tonight I was just too tired to get up and get one from the living room. (I don't know about you, but my worst parenting moments always happen when I'm tired or desperately trying to get something done.) So I offered her a blanket to chew on. That seemed to do the trick; she chewed it for a few minutes, then came back to … [Read more...]
Three Hours of Sleep
Wearily I roll over and check the clock. Three hours. Sweet Pea slept three whole hours! For most people with a 5 month old, three hours of sleep would be a major regression, but we'd gone on for almost two weeks with her waking up Every. Single. Hour. Three hours was a luxury! I'd given myself a two week deadline to wait out this latest sleep challenge before considering some form of (gentle!) sleep training, and she pulled through with two days to spare. I'm really not sure if I'd have actually turned to sleep training, or whether I would have waited some more, but giving myself … [Read more...]