G has never been a good sleeper, from day 1. It took her until well past her 2nd birthday to sleep through the night fairly consistently, and even then, we had about once a week where she would wake up during the night with nightmares or something and need one of us to go to her. S and I night parent vs. crying it out (oh and we have tried it - just doesn't work for our kids, they can't calm themselves well at all), and it generally only takes a few minutes to calm G down and we can head back to our bed if we don't fall asleep by her first! =) But anyway, the past week or so, G has been waking up at least 2-3 times a night, mainly with nightmares and bad dreams and at least one waking a night takes her quite a while to calm down. I thought that maybe it was the little bit of TV she watches during the day so I cut that out for a while, but she would still wake up yelling things like "momma ate all the french toast!!!" G has also been having a hard time going to sleep as well - usually if she takes a nap, she is alseep by 9:30-9:40, and if she doesn't take a nap, she is asleep by 9. Lately it has been after 10 whether or not she has taken a nap - it was even 11:20 the other night with no nap! And she still wakes up between 7 and 8, so she is not getting enough sleep, and neither are we! We were hoping that a change in her sleeping arrangements would help. She was sleeping on a queen mattress on the floor, and we finally moved her to a "big girl bed" daybed with a rail on the side. Then S and I are sitting by her rather than laying by her thinking this might help her sleep on her own more. She loves her new bed, but nothing has really changed. At least it didn't get worse! But we keep plugging along and trying new things every few days in hope that by the time B3 comes along, we might have at least one child with better sleeping habits! Here is G in her new bed!!!
W has been a better sleeper, but not perfect, and he has been having troubles in the past week or so too. We think that his problem is teething, but that doesn't make it easier, and with molars, tylenol or teething tablets doesn't always cut it. He is usually waking up between midnight and 2 where I can get him back down easily, and then again between 4 and 6 where he is inconsolable and ends up being awake for an hour or so after I can get him calmed down. I have been very happy they replay Olympics in late night! =) I will say though that he is a good little napper, taking a morning and an afternoon nap at least an hour long, sometimes 2 hours which is a huge lifesaver during the day.
So that is what we have been dealing with lately. Makes for a tired momma and dadda during the day and less housework done than usual, but this too shall pass, right?! Last night was slightly better with both kids asleep by 9:30 and although about the same amounts of wakings for each, they were easily calmed down so we all got a better amount of sleep. That makes the today look a little brighter...
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