"They" say when a child is getting ready to conquer the next developmental stage, his or her sleep patterns may suffer.
In this situation, "they" know what they are talking about.
Last week, Anna Faith refused to sleep. Her normal bedtime of 7:30 p.m. was extended to 11:30 p.m. on most nights. After coaxing her to eventual sleep, she would wake up in the middle of the night, toss and turn and fuss her way back to sleep over and over again. Then she would wake up at about 5:30 a.m.
She would approached each day with a frown and a grump. If we would set her down, she would cry. If we tried to feed her, she would cry. She wasn't sick--just fussy and very clingy.
Needless to say, I was working on almost zero sleep and was a complete zombie. Last week, survival was the key. Thus, no blogs.
This week, the tables have turned. Anna is happy. Her developmental masterpiece--She is standing by herself. Well, at least until she realizes she's standing, then she falls in a panic. She has gone to bed at her normal time, and she's all grins in the mornings. Daddy even asked her who sprinkled her with sugar since she's been so sweet.
I'm glad that phase is behind her.
Knock on wood.
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Klara did the same thing about two weeks ago, right before she really started crawling and pulling up to standing. Man, that was a fun week! Glad you made it through. Just in time to meet the next milestone! Haha. We need to do lunch so we can catch up.
Ashley
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