The Twinkies

Just when it seemed like we had turned the corner on the sleep issues, J has started being difficult. He’s never been a good sleeper, if by “good” you mean “sleeps many hours in a row.” However, until the last few days he would get up, nurse, then go right back to sleep. The entire transaction could take less than 10 minutes. Alas, no longer. Now he screams when I try to put him back into his crib, if by “screams” you mean “howls and wails and sobs to wake the neighbors, or, more relevantly, his sister.”

I’ve started co-sleeping him again. I find myself filled with hostility towards him when he is shrieking at 3AM and it just isn’t fair to either of us for me to have to feel that way when he is just scared and upset and unable to fall back asleep. So back into the bed he comes. A quick perusal of a message board with kids all born in July of 2006 shows that this 11 month sleep disruption appears to be common. May it go away soon.

8:00 - Get up. Nurse.
9:00 - Split one 6 oz. jar of baby food.
10:00 - Snack on banana. F ate most of it.
12:00 - Nurse. Split one 4 oz. jar of baby food.
3:00 - Each eat one 4 oz, jar of baby food.
3:30 - Nurse
5:30 - Nurse (F only)
6:30 - F has a smigeon of jarred food. J takes down 2 1/2 4 oz. jars.
7:00 - Nurse (F only)
8:00 - Nurse

8 Short Months is the winner of the 2007 Multiple Mom Movie Madness contest.

Eva — I need to know where you want your gift certificate sent.

Heather — I still need an address to which I should send the book you won in the photo contest.