Today was an insane day. From 10 am onward, Breanna never slept for more than 15 or 20 minutes at a time; she never had her big 2-3 hour nap that she really needs. Sometimes it was because Hayley woke her up and other times it was because I would settle her down and she’d do that jerking arm startle reflex and wake herself up (no matter how I swaddle her, she ALWAYS gets one or both arms out; I need a straight jacket for her!). On top of that, she’s smack dab in the middle of a growth spurt which means that there is not enough breast milk in the entire free world that will satisfy her for long.
Meanwhile, Hayley was in three-year-old glory, being defiant (if I hear NO one more time…) and throwing fits. There was a great deal of screaming (her) and hollering (me). It went on, no joke, all day long from her wake-up at 7 until she finally gave in to sleep at a little before 9 tonight.
On top of that, my stomach was still hurting me. And so this is the kind of conversation you end up having under those circumstances.
Sherry: Ow. Ow, ow, OW. Maybe I have ovarian cancer.
George: Don’t say that, that’s not true.
Sherry: Maybe I do and I’m going to die.
Breanna: Waaaah! Waaaah! (“Give me milk!”)
Hayley: Shriek shriek grumble scream yell.
George: ……. You’re going to leave me with these two kids?
Sherry: Hell, yes! I’m SO going first. I win!
There is a case of 12 beers sitting in our kitchen, which his dad brought over for unknown reasons. I threatened to have the whole thing wiped out by the end of the night. The only reason George didn’t take it with him for safekeeping when he left after supper was because he knows that I won’t drink this early in the breastfeeding relationship. But ahh, the temptation.
You don’t have Ovarian cancer… one of the main preventions of Ovarian cancer is carrying a full term pregancy, you have done that, TWICE! I work for a hospital and hear everything, some things stick (like this one) and other things fly right over my head!
Hi Sherry-
Have you heard of or tried the Miracle Blanket? It is a total lifesaver when baby won’t be swaddled, or gets too big… google it and give it a try! 15 – 20 minutes of napping at a time is not nearly enough for Mommy’s sanity! ;o)
Freebird always wakes himself up with the arm flail – we put him in a Swaddle Me blanket ($9US from Amazon) – just like a straight jacket for babies. My mother in law freaked when she saw it because that’s what she thought it was, a polarfleece straight jacket.
But he’s snug and happy and doesn’t wake himself up with his arms or his backbending. Now he just wakes himself up with his loud grunting and farting. Whatta man.