Well, I had a rough night last night, but not b/c of Josiah. Our dear William woke up crying and screaming... moreso than usual. And can I just add... now that he can communicate and talk, it makes the crying and screaming 10 times worse. Before, I didn't mind the crying as much, but when he puts words to it and is also crying/screaming, it is really difficult to turn away. Not that we ignore William when he's crying at night, but we've found that usually, the more we go in, the more it wakes him up and keeps him up b/c he wants to interact with us, not just get comforted. Normally, he will go back to sleep on his own within 15 mintues.
Anyway, when Bill went to check on him, he said his mouth hurt. His dentist had said his molars were coming in (and he had had a fever that came and went earlier this week, which is not how his usual colds go), so we figured that was the culprit. We gave William some Tylenol, and he asked me to stay with him. I agreed to stay since it was Josiah's first night sleeping in the band. We didn't want William's banshee screams to wake Josiah. William doesn't usually ask me to stay anyway, so I was happy to do it to offer him some kind of comfort. I figured that I'd be able to sneak out later, but boy, was I wrong. William was up over the next few hours constantly moving around trying to get comfortable, wanting to hold my hand, trying to talk, etc. I was on the floor and he was in his crib, so I held his hand as long as I could, but my arm just started to weigh like a ton. And I knew he wouldn't be able to get to sleep without lots of moving around to get himself comfortable. Holding my hand kept him stationary, so I knew I was keeping him up. So I told him I couldn't hold his hand anymore b/c my arm was getting tired, but that I was still there with him. I tried to catch some sleep and just let him move around until he was comfortable. So when he finally fell asleep, I think it was around 1 am. I waited/slept until 2 am to sneak out. As I was getting up, some joint in my body made this loud crack and woke him up. He started freaking out when he saw me trying to leave, so I told him I would stay longer. From that point on, I tried to leave every hour, but he seemed to have a sixth sense and would always wake up and get upset. So finally, when it was 5 am, I decided to just stay until it was time to get up for the day since I really didn't want William's cries to wake Josiah up early in the morning. (It's harder for him to get back to sleep when it's early in the morning.) (Sorry again for all the detail... once again, it's more for my memory than anything else.)
To our utter amazement, Josiah slept through the whole night without a peep, except for when he was woken up by William's crying (but went back to sleep on his own) and woke up a couple of times in the early morning. Thankfully, it wasn't b/c of William... and he was able to go back to sleep on his own until I went to get him at 7:30. I was so exhausted today, but so grateful for God's grace and kindness in letting Josiah adjust so quickly to sleeping in the band.
His naps during the day went much the same way. Actually, he has never slept as long for each of his naps as he did today. For his morning nap, he slept 2 hours with one waking, but went back to sleep on his own. For his early afternoon nap, he slept almost 3 hrs (2 hrs and 50 mins)!!! In that single nap, he's slept more than he has all day when he catnapped. I kept wondering if he was ok and went to check on him once. He slept so much that he missed a bottle feeding and didn't need his last evening nap. I guess he was catching up on lost sleep.
Oh, and btw, we did check William's mouth today and found he has his 2 lower molars coming in. Poor thing...
And tonight, our Smiles went down for bedtime without a peep again. He woke up once with William crying and screaming again, but that's another story. =)
I just think back on Ephesians 3:20-21, continually thanking God for answering our prayers far more abundantly than we asked or thought. These last few days have really been a source of encouragement for me as we begin this season with Josiah's band... God's kindness in helping me to see such grace that is available for me, for Josiah, for our family. Thank You, Lord... for Your mercies truly are new every morning!
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesusthroughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
~ Ephesians 3:20-21 ~
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
~ Lamentations 3:22-24 ~
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