For those of you who have ever lived with me or just know me well, you know that I like to sleep. I generally require around 12 hours of sleep. I have always enjoyed sleeping in (that's why I work the 3-11 shift) and taking naps. I have actually been feeling really good since having Hannah and have been able to get in my required amount of sleep by sleeping in until 11 or noon everyday. This is a major improvement over being pregnant and not being able to sleep at all. However, last night was rough and I did not handle it very well! Hannah would NOT go to sleep. I had gone to my parent's house and come home a little late and Stuart had been watching a movie, so we went to bed a little bit later than usual. I changed and fed Hannah around 11:30pm and we got in bed (put her in her cradle next to our bed). Stuart fell asleep immediately. Hannah did not. She fussed, and whined, and cried, and grunted, and would not go to sleep! So I fed her and changed her again, same response... I put her in bed with me on my chest, no change. I got up and fed her and rocked her... We tried again, still fussy! I even tried Mylicon drops thinking maybe she had gas. Ahhhhhhh! By 3:00am I was SO FRUSTRATED! I woke up Stuart while loudly trying to reason with my daughter that for the last 4 hours Mommy has been trying to go to sleep. Selfish I know, but 3:00am - 4 hours later, exhausted, frustrated, getting in and out of bed, feeding, changing.... I really didn't care about being selfish at that point. Stuart got up and got her Itsy Bitsy Spider bouncer out of the office and put her in it! And TA DA! It worked! She slept 3 and 1/2 hours in the soothing vibrating bouncer! Thank Goodness! Mommy was able to finally go to sleep! We fed again around 9am and then slept until about noon. But I am telling you, it was a rough night.
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