To Daddy

Daddy,

Today I went for a ride,

played with toys,

rolled around

and, oh yeah, 

I sat up.

All by myself.

I love you

and I miss you.

Love,

Shep

Sleep!!!!

Finally! We've been getting some sleep at night. I may have figured out the problem. At least part of the problem with the teething. You know we've moved and so I am having to find all new doctors for all of us. I found a pediatrician and went to her for the first time at G.G.'s 4 month check up. We talked about teething and she told me when it started to get bad to rub Infant Benadryl on her gums. She said it tasted better and worked better to numb their gums. So, I've been doing that. After several nights of absolutely no sleep thinking that her gums were killing her and so rubbing more benadryl on them, duh, light bulb. Maybe the benadryl is doing this. She can't go to sleep. So I stopped doing that and the past two nights have been heaven. She does wake up one time and I nurse her and then she is down for the rest of the night.

So I think I'll be listening to my mothering instincts a little more.

Oh how I love this baby

Teething Woes

If I don't get some sleep soon, I might go crazy! Someone please help me. This little baby of mine does not want to sleep. It's been going on for a few nights. Yesterday , I was playing with her and noticed the little white patches on her gums. Her two bottom teeth look like they are trying to make their way through. So before bed I gave her some Tylenol hoping that would help. Not so much. She was again up at 1:30 am and did not want to go back to sleep this time. A couple of nights ago, she woke up at 12:30 and was up every hour after that. I really don't know what to do. Let her cry it out? That doesn't really feel right to me.

Any advice???????