I promised I would post a pic of Max’s b day party. Here are two that I think are good.

It is just thr season and everybody is sick. Max has been having a tough time getting to sleep. His nose if stuffed and his ears are stuffed and os it does not make for a comfy and happy baby. My gutt is that he may not have an ear infection now but one is lurking around so I am putting the Mullien garlic drops in each ear. I do not want to get to the point of antibiotics. Last time I knew there was something wrong but it was too late because the infection would not go away. But this time-no way. I am on it.

But last night Max had a tough night and so he slept with us in bed. He still swung his body all around our bed and my hubby ended up with a foot in his eye. LOL

I also realized, after letting Max sleep in another room with me, that he easily goes back into the crib. he likes his crib but when he does not feel well..he just wants to be held and close to somebody. I don’t blame him. So I have been rocking him more and just following my gutt of when I think he can settle down on his own or when he needs a little more help from me- his momma.

With all of this cold weather, I am only thinking about our Florida trip in January. Then Scott had to travel for business to Florida in feb and so I decided Max and I would join him. Yeah. Playing in the water, the sand, the beach. I am so excited. 2 trips in 2 months. I am one lucky momma!
I can fit anyone in my suitcase???

Well they worked and we have had one full night of sleep. He went to sleep at 7:30 pm and slept till 6 am. YEAH! But this is strange because I am more tired today then I have been on the days that I get no sleep. I am not sure why this happens but it always does. It is almost like my body learns to function on nothing.I am also taking herbs to help me get back into balance. I have stopped nursing because Max just was not interested in nursing and I think my hormones were getting the best of me, or at least that is what the doctor thinks. So I do feel good about nursing for a whole year and I am glad that Max was such a great nurser. I really enjoyed our time together and it was amazing way to bond with my little guy.So to conclude the sleep help post. Max did make it back into his crib with ease. It is just so hard, in those moments of fear, lack of sleep and feeling helpless with a teething or sick child to not think that THIS MOMENT will last forever. This is why i love this blog so much because all of your comments help me to remember that nothing is forever except my love for my son and my family.FYI! For anyone who did not know what I meant when I said teething tablets-they are homeopathic and made by Hylands. They have been  a saving grace.

So I came to a new understanding for this sleep stuff.

1. Max will eventually sleep on his own.
2. Max will not sleep in my bed when he is a teenager.
3. max will not sleep in my bed when he has a wife-and if he does-we have bigger issues than sleep.

So with these 3 things-I think that I need to just accept the sleep stuff.

But I did call the chinese herbalist and she gave him some herbs for stomach heat. Since stomach heat is caused by teething and the result is no sleeping and/or constipation. So he had 2 large poops today and I am hoping he will sleep better but we will see.

It is so hard not to sleep. I start to think that I am just not feeling well and that I am feeling nutty but the truth is that I have not gotten a good night of sleep in a long time. I would never let him Cry It Out while he is in pain. It is just not in me. I know he will find his way back to his crib because truthfully, even when I sleep with him in bed-he has to sleep far away from me to be comfortable. But he is in pain and he just wants me close to him.
He is such a sweet little boy. Poor Max and poor little kids who are going through this and the mommas who are not sleeping.

A few of my tricks I use for teething:
1. If things are really bad-I spray a little Bach Flower Rescue Remedy on his binky and then he can rest easily.
2. Lavender in his diffuser
3. Teething Tablets

I know that we have never really followed any type of sleep method but I am at a loss. Max is having a rally tough time and the only way he actually falls asleep is in my arms. He may sleep for a few hours and then he wakes and then I do not want to keep giving him Tylenol and so I pick him up and take him to bed. Why? Well I am tired too. I am scared that he won’t sleep on his own again. I just don’t know what to do.Any suggestions?