I knew easy street had to come to an end, today was challenging for sure. Owen refused to go down for his first nap at 9:30 so we endured over an hour of crying to try and get him to sleep. With no success he was removed from his crib and had a bit of quiet play time with me for half an hour to settle him down and try again. 30 more minutes of crying and it was obvious that sleep was not going to happen so stroller it was.
We went for a nice long walk and Owen was asleep in under ten minutes.
Second nap of the day was not any better, in fact it didn't happen so we just hung out together, him being sad and clingy so some play time together helped the mood.
Bed time was an hour earlier than usual due to no naps and a very tired little guy, it took 20 minutes of crying but he did get to sleep.
His night wakings were only a couple of times but come 4:30 he was standing up giving us a good cry. I have been awake since then and working through a second day of nap refusals.
On the up side, we were forewarned that days five and six are usually difficult but it will get better. That is probably why there was a phone consultation scheduled for today, thank goodness.
Here's hoping we get through tonight ;)
Hang in there Sherri and Rob. Another few days and the worst is over.
ReplyDeleteSuch an appropriate picture of Owen. He will soon learn that he can fall asleep and you will be there when he wakes up.
Love you guys