As my baby approaches his first birthday, I'm terribly excited...and exhausted. He's just not sleeping well...as noted yesterday, various disruptions to his normal sleep patterns have occurred in recent weeks; and he might be transitioning to one nap a day (although it's hard to tell). At any rate, his naps are at varying times of the day and sometimes just half an hour in length, and he rarely sleeps through the night. And he's teething. And he's going through terrific separation anxiety. And, and, and...
Sleep deprivation during the first few months of a baby's life--that, they always tell you about. What they don't mention is how grueling baby care can be when the baby is older and for whatever reason, is once again waking you up at night, or not giving you much of a break during the day.
Be all that as it may...I also feel that I should celebrate everything, as the end of his babyhood approaches...even these grueling late nights and bleary-eyed days.
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