These kiddos of ours. They just don't realize how freaking good they have it. They can take a nap WHENEVER THEY WANT!!! They can go to bed as early as they want. They can sleep in as late as they want. But for some reason, Ava just does not want to sleep.
She has always been a tough sleeper since she was about 8 weeks old. She didn't sleep through the night until she was about 7 months old. And even then there were nights with multiple wakings. And she just fights her naps - or takes just 45 minute naps. A stark difference from Natalie who took 2 solid naps a day (2 hours!! EACH!) and slept 12 hours straight at night. And slept through the night by the time she was 12 weeks old. Even now, at 3 and a half years old she STILL takes up to 3 hour naps! (Although not as frequently as she used to!)
Since Ava's accident and her stay in the hospital, she has been less than interested in sleeping. I thought naps were a struggle before...HA! And that easy baby that always went to bed...right at bedtime? GONE. As I type this, Ava is going on 1 1/2 hours of crying/yelling since she went to bed. But she was TIRED! Rubbing her eyes and yawning, TIRED! All I can think of is that she just doesn't expend enough energy with this cast on. Last night she cried for an hour before going to sleep. The night before she was up, screaming from midnight-3am. This kid REALLY doesn't want a younger sibling someday!!
In good news...she has been great at the babysitter so far! YAY!
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It has been a long time!
11 years ago
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