August 19, 2006

Sleep deprivation: a form of torture

I'm running on empty. Johnny has slept about 6 hours, total, in the past three days. I stink at the cry-it-out thing. I just can't do it. I was as the breaking point around 3 am last night (or this morning, whatever) when I discovered that his gums were very swollen. At 4:15, with the help of a chilled spoon, he broke his first tooth! :) He immediately feel asleep and is still zonked out 6 hours later. There is another one about to pop through and his molars are bulging , too. We might be in for a long, sleepless week.

Johnny has taken off with his walking abilities this week. He's taken up to 25 steps in a row and rarely crawls at all anymore. He's still so tiny. It is very entertaining to watch him toddle across the room. He's so proud of himself, clapping and squealing when he reaches his destinations. LOL

He has also, thanks to Thomas, mastered throwing temper tantrums. Oh joy.

I'm a little worried about his size. At ten months he shouldn't be able to still fit into newborn sized sleepers and onesies, right? He was 16 lbs 4 oz at his nine month check up. This was only a 4 oz gain from his six month old visit. I don't know what to think. His reflux issues seem to be gone, he's been med free for several months. He hasn't had an ear infection in over a month. He is just so busy, all the time. We refer to him affectionatly as our ADHD baby. LOL

Maybe I'll squeeze in a nap today.

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