We just want to clear the air and drop a little reality check blog post about little miss Kaelyn and her not so perfect 'crazy town.' Crazy Town is a term that we've given Kaelyn when she goes into a fit of crying, legs pumping, arms flying and head shaking. It's been getting progressively worse the last few nights, and I was up for 3 hours last night trying to get her to calm down and fall asleep, which included a blowout diaper/outfit change. We try many techniques to help calm our crazy town, from swaddling, to shushing, to swinging, rocking, singing/music and sucking. I eventually got her to fall asleep around 1:30 am, using white noise from the Happiest Baby on the Block DVD, which if you've ever heard it, it is a crazy loud and annoying noise, that sounds like the engine room of a submarine. The pacifier also helps calm our crazy town girl, but the problem is once the pacifier falls out, crazy town is back! After getting her to sleep around 1:30 am, she promptly awoke at 2:00 am, since she was hungry again. After the 2:00 am feeding, we had to get her to fall asleep again. Totally exhausted from it all, we just let her sleep with us. Cosleeping seems to have a calming effect or she already has figured out how to get her way:)
The next day, Kaelyn returns to her sweet adorable self, and we quickly forget about the long hard night...
3 comments:
Is this the same Kaelyn I spent a night bonding with 11 days ago who was easily cajoled into sleeping with rocking and a pacifier until her appointed 4 hour feeding time? I have trouble believing "Crazy Town" and Kaelyn are one and the same! I do remember sleep deprivation and if having Kaelyn sleep with you means you can actually get some sleep then so be it no matter whose idea it is! This is just a phase and it's nice of Kaelyn to remind you of her sweet nature in daylight hours. Sending you positive thoughts! Grandma Cathy
Thanks for the reality check and I like the nickname... :)
Blowout City and Crazy Town!!! Can't wait to see you all in a few weeks. I'll bring nose and ear plugs. It will be a nice break from our serene life here in Florida. But we'll stop to see our new (8th) grandson, Cameron first,who is 4 days old today. See you soon.
Fred (and Gretchen)
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