Rougher Night

I was hoping that last night would be a better night, but in fact I actually got less sleep last night. I went to bed around 8pm, and Paul gave Ian a bottle shortly after that. I got up a little after 10:30 and woke Ian up and nursed him. Around 11:30 I started trying to put him down in the crib. Sometimes he would last 10-15 minutes, but I was up with him until 2:30am at which point Paul took him downstairs so I could sleep for 45 minutes. I was so tired it felt like my head was going to explode. He fell asleep after I nursed him a little, but he only slept in the crib for 20 minutes before he started crying again. This time I brought him to bed with us, and thankfully I was able to get 2 hours of sleep before it was time to nurse him again. I expected Nadia to get up earlier this morning since she took 2 naps yesterday, but she didn't get up until 6:50. Getting Ian to sleep in his crib (in other words not in someone's arms) has moved up to my #1 priority. Nadia didn't take a morning nap since we went to church, but she did take a long afternoon nap.


One thing that amazed me this morning was that she said "Abbey." Neither Paul or I had mentioned that she'd be going to church. I am not sure if it was just a fluke (although she hadn't mentioned Abbey's name all week) or if she made the connection because Sunday is the only day she wears a dress and tights? Abbey's family wasn't at church this morning, but she did get to have fun playing with Grandma and PopPop who came over to visit us this afternoon. I took a long nap while she napped. I really hope tonight is a better night.


I added a couple of pictures to yesterday's post. One is of the cross stitch that Paul's Gram made for Ian. I hung it on Wednesday. It hit me that I used to hang things when I was single, and that I didn't need to wait for Paul to do it. Paul hung the boat on Thursday, the airplane on Friday, and the video camera on Saturday. After he hangs the car, Ian's room will be done. I will take a picture of the wall that has the airplane, clock, and car after Paul hangs the car.