So Leo doesn't really sleep at night. We do a modified form of co-sleeping--the crib is right next to my bed, mashed against the wall, attached with a sheet and thus making a smooth transition from my mattress to the crib's. This has worked like a dream ever since Sophia was 3 months old and finally able to sleep without the damned bouncy vibrating seat going full time. Seriously, we had her sleep sitting up and vibrating that long. But she was a hard case (NICU set her back). Maeve took to the bed immediately and slept well. But this one has learned a very simple equation:
lying down = diaper changes
being held in arms = sleeping or eating, where "smells like mom" is eating and "smells like anyone else" is sleeping.
He's only a week old. We're working on it and I have the luxury of another adult in the house, and therefore I nap.
Being awake at night means that I can hear things going on. Like two nights ago when I got to hear a woman screaming north of my house somewhere (I think closer to Grand as well). And then last night, I got to hear a sound that makes every parent fill with a tiny bit of dread: a seal barking.
It was 2 a.m. I knew it was Maeve immediately. Croup, out of nowhere. No cold, no fever. Just croup. I brought her downstairs (from the third floor to the second) so I could hear her better. It was just the cough--no stridor--and so the humidifier and a glass of water seemed to do the trick. But guess what--between croup and faulty logic baby, I didn't fall asleep until 4:45. I'm up for the moment, just finished nursing, and about to hand this kid off to someone else. Then I will sleep, well, at least I will lie down...Maeve is in the next room with the humidifier, and she has my attention.
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Oh, Snap! That's just what you need! I guess you're up anyway... ;)
(Call me when you're up. I have a sekrit.)
Oh, boy, you're in the thick of it! I'm so glad you've got help. I'm sending you good wishes for some uninterrupted sleep.
That Maeve.
Seriously, I hope everyone gets healthy fast.
Woman screaming? That kind of experience is eerie since you will probably never know what the situation was. I would be applying all kinds of narratives to the sound. Now the seal bark is scary but in a different way. I am glad it seems to be more irritation that virus. And isn't it amazing how a little, less that ten pound being can take over?
The croupy cough hits our house every year. We have to run the humidifier constantly.
I'm sure Leo will get with program soon enough. Hopefully sooner than later.
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