More sleeping woes

March 25, 2008 at 9:41 am (Uncategorized)

Well, we WERE making progress in the sleeping department, until Keyan learned to stand.  Unfortunately he did not learn how to get back down once he stands in his crib.  So he stands there crying until I come or until he falls, whichever comes first…   Usually the falling.  So, now I put him in bed, he doesn’t want to be there, so he stands up and cries at the door hoping I’ll come back.  Eventually he falls and will go to sleep.  Then if he wakes up before naptime or the night is over, he doesn’t go back to sleep like he used to.  Instead he stands and cries waiting for me to come get him.  This is especially fun at nighttime, right about 2:30 am.  He was awake in there for about an hour before he fell from standing and finally went back to sleep.  So the daytime is also especially fun, because he is overly tired, and everyone knows how much fun an overly tired baby is!   

ALSO, when we were having visitors last month, we bought a few extra pillows for them to use.  We decided to try them out since they were nice down pillows from Costco and seemed very comfortable.  Well, the next few nights we both woke up with really sore necks and shoulders.  Since these “great pillows from Costco” didn’t do the trick, we decided to go back to our trusty old pillows.  Except, Russell had thought it was a good idea to wash the pillows we had been using (which it was a great idea, but the pillows lost their former shape).   We went back to our old pillows, which also are now making our necks and backs sore.  We now have 8 different pillows and are trying to figure out which pillow or combination of pillows will not make us sore.  Unfortunately it has been a month of sore necks and shoulders.  All we want is a good night’s rest…is that too much to ask?   Must Have Sleep!!!