This week has been kind of a rough week for Kylie. She hasn't been sleeping very well at all. She still goes to bed at 7:30, but she wakes up once during the night, and wakes up for the day anywhere between 5:30 AM to 6:45 AM. Then she is up for three hours before her nap. Normally she takes at least a 2 hour nap, but lately she has been only taking a 1 1/2 hour nap, is up by 11, and then awake for the rest of the day. Now, this wouldn't be so bad if it were actually enough sleep for her, but it's not, as confirmed by the constant whining throughout the day. It's been driving me crazy, and I have been trying to put her down for a second nap, but she isn't having any of it. So I guess all I can do is wait it out.
Kylie's short-tempered-ness came to a peak on Friday night when I tried to get away to Relief Society night, only to be called home after an hour and a half because she cried at the top of her lungs for the entire time I was gone. Poor Brandon was going bonkers trying to make her happy and distract her, but apparently all she would do is sit by the door and scream. I feel so bad for both of them! Of course, as soon as I walked in the door she was fine. We have never experienced this kind of super-attachment with her before, so I am attributing it to her lack of sleep.
While much of the week was not-so-good, there was one thing that Kylie found that entertained her to no end. Seriously, I sat on the couch reading and Kylie just ran around me doing this for 45 minutes straight.
This weekend we also picked a pumpkin to carve in a few days for Halloween. Kylie really likes, and loves to try to pick it up, but it is too heavy for her. Just see the excitement in her face:
Oh, wait, now she is more excited!
This next week we have a lot planned with Halloween, so hopefully Kylie will get her act together and sleep better so she will actually enjoy it!
That is totally yucky Becca! Sorry that you have been dealing with such a tempermental child lately. It is never a walk in the park! She is probably teething or something, but here are a few suggestions just to see if they help out. Even though it is counter intuitive, put her to be a little later, like 8 pm instead of 730 pm. Then don't go to her right away in the night if she wakes up (if you can stand it). If the crying lasts for more than 5 minutes or increases in intensity, get her, otherwise leave her to settle herself. Also, prolong the time between her waking up and her morning nap to 4-5 hours. This might take a week or longer to do in small increments, but if she is waking early and napping early and then refusing another nap in the afternoon it is the only way to make sure that she isn't getting too cranky before bedtime (and who wants to put a kid to bed at 5 pm? Me sometimes!).
ReplyDeleteBut I agree with you in that her attachment issue is most likely because she is overtired. Hang in there, it will get better.
Normally she is pretty good about putting herself back to sleep if she wakes up. It is just if she looses her pacifier then she panics and won't sleep. But I may have to try keeping her up longer in the morning and see if that helps! Thanks!
DeleteBecca I love her walking around the couch and climbing over. That was so cute. I am excited to see you again for Thanksgiving. So fun! Hope things get easier for her and you.
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