Oy, I am so tired of being tired. I know that a good friend of mine said that establishing a sleep schedule with a baby is an ongoing thing and not a one time goal. Man, that is true in our house. The routine still varies widely. Some nights some peace can be bought with the pacifier, other nights not. In the wee hours of the night, it's just easier many times to provide a bottle and get back to bed sooner. And ensure that the whole house isn't awakened with a crying baby.
Perhaps I would not be so frustrated if it were not for my new arch nemesis. There is a woman at work who in many ways is lovely. But, her baby who is younger than Cameron is sleeping through the night. Which she has bragged about several times. I've done my best to graciously congratulate her.
It's getting to the point that helpful advice like "you should feed him more" is not very welcome. Every evening the boy is a chowhound and puts away quite a feast. I figure each night, "There, that should buy us more hours". But nope, the last few nights I'm seeing the little stinkerbutt earlier and earlier. He's lucky he's so cute.
Well, I suppose I've vented enough about my ongoing sleep obsession. I do remind myself that at just around 5 months, Cameron is still young and he's doing pretty good. I still have faith that we'll get there eventually. At some point we will be sleeping more and this will start to fade into a fuzzy, sleepy memory. And don't anybody tell me otherwise because I don't want to know!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Best wishes and good rest to all,
CC
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