Sleep Routines

Little man has been struggling somewhat with getting to sleep. Not terribly, but not great.

Our bedtime routine has him getting to bed around 6:30 to 7:00. We come home from daycare and play, eat dinner (more on baby's good eats in another post), have a bath, play more. Between 6 and 7 we will brush Little Man's teeth, read a story and get into the crib.

More often than not he goes to sleep. Lately, he has fussing and then sleep.

Tonight, he went into the crib, cried like "WTF?" and he bellows occasionally. But he also sucks his fingers, holds onto his Fox in Sox or his blanket and self soothes. He's usually asleep asleep by 7:15. He may wakeup at some point in the evening, but we rarely pick him up. He cries for 15 seconds and then it's back to sleep.

Writing it out, it doesn't look so bad. But there are times when I just worry that he is going to be up forever. If we don't get him into bed at the right time, then he's so overtired he just CAN'T fall asleep.

It makes us careful of his schedule, because if we can hit the sweet spot, tired but not overtired, then he goes down blissfully. Otherwise? it's just stress.

Busy Week

Little Man is feverish off and on. and by feverish, I mean 99.2 degrees to maybe 99.8. His cheeks get flushed and he looks so unhappy. And he's floppy and needy and clingy like how.

Growing teeth is hard work. Any good teething hints?

Too make matters worse is the diaper rash. C tells me that it can be a result of the saliva in his mouth changing and how that effects his whole system. After a lot of experimentation (Boudreaux's Butt Paste, Desitin, Aveno Diaper Cream, Aquaphor) we found a product that seems to work. We've been using 'ilex paste which is a barrier cream that is an awful lot like surgical rubber cement. But man, does it work. If you have need of such stuff, find a small neighborhood pharmacy and ask them if they have it. It might be behind the counter, or they can order it same day if you call early enough.

Teeth!

Boo has two teeth. They came in this weekend. She's been pretty okay, according to the nursing staff. No fever. No diarrhea. No cranking. Just lots of drool.

Little Man, on the other hand, OH BOY. He's starving. He's irate. He refuses to let us set him down. He wants constant petting and cradling. C recommended that we try Hyland's Teething Tablets. Have any of you ever used them?