It's now almost 10pm, and since this time yesterday I have had maybe 6 hours of sleep, and I am a girl who needs my sleep. H. decided that he knew better than me, sometime around 5am this morning, and didn't need to go back to sleep... that made H. very grumpy, and mommy very cranky. So, I handed him off to my mom around 7am, after trying desperately to get him to sleep (he got about 20mins), and eat (about half an ounce in an hour and a half). Not good. So not only was I tired and grumpy, but my stubborn son was tired, hungry, and grumpy. After my mom took him, I got about 2 hours of sleep. It would have been more (much, much more), but this morning we had to be up and out of the house at 9am for a bible study.
We were all at church, fed, dressed, and somewhat presentable, at 9:30am, and H. managed to eat another 4oz. (a very large amount for him), and after putting him in my Moby wrap, he fell asleep. He did wake up when I put him in his car seat to leave, around 11am. But, wonderful son that he is, he fell asleep again in the car, and only woke up when we were about to leave the grocery store around 1pm.
We got home, and I fed him, and he had another huge feeding (5.5oz!). Thinking he would go right to sleep, I got my book ready, and snuggled up in my chair by the fire, and wouldn't you know it, somebody didn't go right to sleep. So, another hour, and 2oz more of formula, and he was down (FINALLY!). I managed to check my facebook, and my email, and read a little bit before he woke up for good.
Another 6oz. (where did this appetite come from?), and almost 2 hours later, he was asleep again, and I am writing this. I really don't think I can handle his stubbornness on this much sleep for very much longer. I'm crossing my fingers for him sleeping through the night soon, but with 3-4 hours between feedings right now, I'm not thinking it'll be as soon as I want. And I also kind of wonder where his sudden hatred of going to sleep is. He used to be so good at it. Oh well.
