Ahh, sleep is a blessed thing. This has been an interesting week to say the least. Kira was sleeping so nicely for a while now. Operative word was. One night this week, I got up to feed her for her 3AM feed and I was just patting her back and rocking her back to sleep when the fire alarm went off. Everyone, including me and little Kira, had to evacuate the building. It was 3:15AM and we ended up standing outside in the cold until 4AM until they finally allowed us back into the building. Needless to say, that was the start of our troubles with her sleeping because I think this messed her up a little. No more 2 hour naps 3 times a day.
After that happened, she switched to 40 min. cat naps and would wake up unhappy and still tired but would not fall back asleep. I was at my wits end trying to figure out how to help her sleep more since I knew she was tired. Finally last night, it all came to a head. We had another day of her hardly sleeping (taking very short naps during the day and waking up cranky) yesterday and I had to cart her around to church and a family party last night. The party was slated to start at 6:30PM and many family members were coming to see her. Unfortunately for everyone that came, Kira was not cooperating and obviously tired and overstimulated. So I put her in the Ergo and walked around the block a few times while she fussed a little.
She fell asleep at 6:30PM right when everyone started arriving and stayed asleep the whole time. She slept until 6:30AM this morning, waking up a few times to feed but falling right back asleep as soon as she was full. Oh well. I felt kind of bad everyone came to see her and she slept the whole time but probably that time of night is not the best time for such a little baby. I did some research on the web and it seems that the average amount of sleep a 2 month old baby sleeps is 16 hours! Today I am keeping a sleep log to see how long she is awake, when she gets tired, how long she sleeps so I can see if by understanding her sleep cycles will help me head off potential problems in the future.
3 comments:
Those pictures are so funny! :)
Grace said that she looks like a grammy.
Dawn, I don't think you should worry about Kira's sleep cycle. If her sleep was interrupted, she will catch up. And I know if she is tired and "grouchy" it will work out. That is not her normal way of doing things. I know we like a schedule, but babies don't always co-operate. Just wait till she is teething. Things can get hectic then too. Just "roll with the punches"!
So cute... especially the middle pic! Soon you will all be getting needed sleep :)
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