Red nose day feeling pretty blue
Terrible night. Made worse by the fact I had thought we were over the worst since we got back from Scotland - I was wrong. Ted was awake and fussing from 1230 until 330 when I finally relented and crashed out on his bedroom floor again after letting him have his milk. I am sure it is a phase and it might be linked to the fact I have moved his room around to make it easier for him to get in and out of bed without tripping over things and stubbing his toes but it was awful Once he had been awake for an hour without settling he was overtired and that just makes it all harder. The most demoralising thing is 4 nights ago he slept through fine and 2 nights ago he woke only once at 430, but since then it has been not so good. Wednesday night 330 with a quick settle but then awake from 5 - 6, and last night awake at 1130 with quick settle but then 1230 til 330 and awake at 645. Suffice to say neither Ry or I were in particularly comic relief spirits this morning.
Theres not much that can be done about it though. Have read all the books, read all the web advice, discussed with other mums - friends and online in forums, tried all the techniques and nothing works as a permenent fix. Leaving him to just cry is the only way to get him sleeping through unaided, and now he is out of his cot that means leaving him to cry at the gate at his door - which is very loud, and as sson as we go away and change the routine it throws him out and we start again. Am holding off getting a new bed as now we have changed the room around the cot with the gap will be fine and I am not convinced it will make any difference - he moves around so much the bars that are remaining are an advantage.
Sorry to bore with details but am rather at wits end today as more than a little bit tired and already feeling horrible about the prospect of doing it all again tonight. Only consolation is that its not as bad as when he was a baby (yet - touch wood)
Week at work has been fine, not setting the world alight but getting by. Loking forward to the weekend and some family time and the new car pickup on Sunday.
Good news is according to the wii fit my BMI is now under 25 and have lost 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks I am now in the ‘ideal’ category as oppose to the ‘overweight’ category - so thats a plus.

