t fingers crossed

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Digits crossed, smonster.

Go, Cipro, go!

Great news, smonster! Also happy to hear Niki came through her surgery well, bonny.

Thanks for the good wishes all. I must admit to being a little terrified of the newborn nights when my almost 3 year old is still such a horrible sleeper. For years now, he is up for the day ~5-5:30AM. For the last week, he's had a cold and is fighting naps so he's been up at 4-4:30 and last night he passed out cold at 5PM and was up for the day at 2AM. ZOMG dying. Add in DW and I both being sick and me being pregnant and it is safe to say that life has generally sucked lately. Lack of sleep has been the hardest thing about parenting so far.

I'm going to see if I can check out a Mo Willems book (I don't think he's read any of them) so I can read to him on Skype.

askye, that's an awesome plan. It's so wonderful that you're such a big part of his life.

smonster, yay for good news!

bonny, yay for your good news too!

Thanks for the good wishes all. I must admit to being a little terrified of the newborn nights when my almost 3 year old is still such a horrible sleeper.

That's a tough one. Do you have anyone around (family, close friends) who could take him for a night so you and DW can get some sleep? I'm sorry you haven't been able to get the rest you need, but WOOT SO HAPPY for you that the pregnancy is going well!

Lack of sleep has been the hardest thing about parenting so far.

Yeah, it can be brutal. However, Matilda proved to be a better sleeper than Emmett so here's hoping the roulette comes up Sleeps All Night.

And congratulations!

And go Cipro!

And huzzah for Niki!

And the child is sacked out on the couch (finally). For those keeping track, he was up for 8.5 hours. Yesterday he was up for the day at 4:30AM, refused to nap, and passed out at 5PM - so up for 12.5 hours. I don't know how he does it.

Do you have anyone around (family, close friends) who could take him for a night so you and DW can get some sleep?

This is definitely one of our problems. We have no support locally. MiL can't pick him up due to back problems. If my parents lived closer, it would rock. My mom regularly keeps my niecephews overnight and laments the fact that she isn't able to do the same with Shane.

However, Matilda proved to be a better sleeper than Emmett so here's hoping the roulette comes up Sleeps All Night.

I keep hearing people say that you usually get one of each if you have two kids. Please please please let that be true...

Lack of sleep has been the hardest thing about parenting so far.

True words. Whoever said nap with your kids was giving good advice. The several years of either being pregnant or nursing took a toll on my sanity for lack of sleep.

Of course now it is them driving and being out until the early hours of the morning that can keep me awake. Oh well.

I hope you and DW feel better soon, GC.

This is definitely one of our problems. We have no support locally.

I'm sorry to hear it. We're in much the same position -- our families are both far away. Hoping to live closer to one or both before too much longer, but who the hell knows when that will be. Any chance your mom could come visit for a couple of days?