Wednesday, May 04, 2005
On the road
Or is that on the ropes? Best to say that it was both last night, as Lindsay fussed, wailed, pondered and battled sleep for more than three hours. We pulled out all the big guns (no breastfeeding pun intended) -- music, the swing, the crib, nursing, swaddling, rocking, bouncing, shhshhing, quiet couch time, lying with her on the bed (this list feels eerily familiar -- have I written this before?) -- but to no avail as Lindsay blew through tired, careened by exhaustion, zoomed into crazy alertness and then settled on crying unconsolably (sp?) to show her displeasure at the whole situation.
Into the car we went at 10:15 p.m. for a nice drive down 880 to Hayward. Thirty minutes in the car worked! And, our frazzled nerves trumping our parental guilt, we parked her car seat in the crib and let her sleep there. She didn't fully wake up to eat until 5 a.m., providing all of us with some much-needed rest and quiet.
Was last night's fury unleashed by attempts yesterday to transition Lindsay from the swing/bed/couch to the crib for nap times? I don't know...Nicola is worried that her quest to help Lindsay sleep better and more consistently during the day is to blame, but I'll just chalk it up to a bad night. Our little Bean is still functioning off whim and chance, and we need to be OK with that for now...while making progress toward some small goals (sleep in the crib, less reliance on the pacifier, less frequent swaddling, etc.).
I'm at the office early today, due to a mid-day departure to go to Lindsay's ENT appointment at Children's Hospital. We may get some more definitive information about The Lucky Ear today, and I'm anxious. I told my Dad last night that moderate hearing loss or no hearing -- it's basically the same developmentally. Even if that is true, I think getting an indication that there's no hearing at all will come as a blow. So...MWBR. Deep breaths, be strong, be there for your family. All I can do today.
More later.
Into the car we went at 10:15 p.m. for a nice drive down 880 to Hayward. Thirty minutes in the car worked! And, our frazzled nerves trumping our parental guilt, we parked her car seat in the crib and let her sleep there. She didn't fully wake up to eat until 5 a.m., providing all of us with some much-needed rest and quiet.
Was last night's fury unleashed by attempts yesterday to transition Lindsay from the swing/bed/couch to the crib for nap times? I don't know...Nicola is worried that her quest to help Lindsay sleep better and more consistently during the day is to blame, but I'll just chalk it up to a bad night. Our little Bean is still functioning off whim and chance, and we need to be OK with that for now...while making progress toward some small goals (sleep in the crib, less reliance on the pacifier, less frequent swaddling, etc.).
I'm at the office early today, due to a mid-day departure to go to Lindsay's ENT appointment at Children's Hospital. We may get some more definitive information about The Lucky Ear today, and I'm anxious. I told my Dad last night that moderate hearing loss or no hearing -- it's basically the same developmentally. Even if that is true, I think getting an indication that there's no hearing at all will come as a blow. So...MWBR. Deep breaths, be strong, be there for your family. All I can do today.
More later.
// posted by Bill @ 7:39 AM 
