Lilly doesn't sleep.
I don't know why.
I've tried to tell (and show) her how awesome sleep is, but she's not getting it. This makes me sad because I LOVE sleep. I love taking naps and I love waking up without an alarm clock. However, my new alarm clock is pretty cute and cuddly.
I just wish she'd want to sleep. She has no idea what she's missing. I, however, do know what I'm missing. Lately, I've been missing it so bad that it's been hurting a little bit. I'm remembering what it felt like those first few weeks of Lilly's life. She's getting up three or four times a night lately and it's just killing me.
I want to let her cry it out, but Ryan's not in the same camp.
I don't know. Maybe I'm not tough enough to let her cry it out. I did do the whole crying thing a few months ago to get her to go down for the night and now she goes down like a champ. But, eventually she wakes up and it's these times that are hard to let her cry. It's tough to listen to her in the middle of the night as we lay in bed with nothing to muffle her bawling. I'm better about letting her work it out during the day when I have things to keep me busy and distracted.
Who knows. Maybe she's like her dad and just doesn't need sleep. Ever.
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Yeah, people kept telling me that those days of getting enough sleep were over and I didn't believe them. I guess we have learned the hard way. Maddy has started waking up every night also. I want to let her cry it out, too but it is so hard. I guess I am a softy as well.
She can come and sleep at Nana's anytime (is that selfish of me?)
Hmm, I wouldn't let her cry at night right now. That's just so horrible. I did it a couple times and really couldn't take it and I thought it would wake up the girls. I did let him cry to go down for the night and that worked. I tried it for the naps, but that didn't work. Now I rock Dylan for naps and put him down himself for the night.
The thing that helps Dylan sleep through the night is consistent naps! Strange, but true. If she's getting 2 long naps in or 3 shorter naps in, then see if that will solve things.
Sorry you're so tired. I feel your pain.
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