Rosie 11-12-05
Rosie has still been really fussy and now she needs to be CONSTANTLY entertained! She can be in the middle of a screaming & crying fit and if I start to sing to her and move her arms & legs (baby yoga) she suddenly stops and smiles and laughs - when I stop - the crying starts again… I have been cheating and putting her in the exersaucer or jumparoo to get some free time - I hate relying on plastic to keep my child happy -but she really loves it and can entertain herself for almost an hour before she gets tired of it - so I figure it is ok…
We had a huge meltdown in the car the other day - we got stuck in 5pm/construction traffic and when I couldn’t pull off the road to nurse my girl - it ended up with 30 min of torturous screams and we were both in tears! By the time we got home, we were both still crying and exhausted and I had to have a glass of wine and a nice long bath to feel better! I think it was the absolute worst I have ever felt in my life… All is better now and I will just remember to not go anywhere I might get stuck in rush hour traffic…
Lately she has been waking at around 6am and will nurse and then flail her arms and legs for an hour while staring at the ceiling fan and talking to it - we co-sleep - but we recently attached our mini co-sleeper to the side of the bed - she doesn’t sleep in it well at night (wakes up after about 1/2 hour to an hour after I put her in it)-but it has worked for me to transfer her to the co-sleeper for her to kick and flail all she wants and then when she starts to fuss - I bring her back into the big bed with me and we can sleep comfortably and I avoid getting beat up!
