Man. We're beat. Dead. Zombies.
Crazy, how things can turn on a dime.
One day we were cruisin'... thinking this baby is a dream. She got up to 2-3 hours in between feedings. Sleeping in her crib, bassinet, and even a sling. She loves the BabyBjorn... leading to the DaddyBjorn pics that are in the blog. (Somehow she even liked extra noise, including the Dyson vacuum cleaner... she is definitely the DC's kid!) We were going out and about. We went to downtown this weekend for an art festival.
Then, in a blink of our newborn's eye, it all vanished!
Gone... Like the Dodo... Sabertooth Tiger... and the Sasquatch... all extinct!!!
Unbelievable!!! What happened!?!?! We are at a loss!
She only will sleep on or near the DC! She won't go in her crib or bassinet... She won't last longer than 2 hours in between feeds... OH MY GOD!!! If she wasn't so damned cute, I would have taken her back for a refund!
Welcome to newborn hell! This is what everyone has warned (and chuckled) about.
Yesterday, I tried anything I could think... singing... pacing... bouncing... rocking... singing and pacing... bouncing and rocking... you get the picture... NADA! 3am yesterday she just looks up at me, with those amazingly cute eyes, and just stares.... No sleep for brooklyn! or kemper or daddy for that matter!!! I thought about benadryl... the DC says no! I think about some Jim Beam... the DC says hell no! Damn those motherly instincts!!!
She is off now, reading the internet sites feverishly trying to find a cure... I am wondering when that damned "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Parents" book is going to kick in... Damn!
If it was for my medications, I think I would lose all of my hair!!!
Yes, well, I think it's called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby (or maybe Child??)" ... nothing at all to do with parents. And unfortunately my internet research revealed that... she's acting NORMALLY!! We're doomed.
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