Preparation For the Long Nights Ahead

Autumn has a head cold that came out of nowhere. Her little nose turned on like a faucet yesterday and her sinuses are so stuffy that she has tears running out of her eyes. I think head colds are the worst because anything else you can usually take something for and be better. Sinus stuff just has to wear off. We did give her a little bit of Children's Tylenol Cold last night and we had an awful night. Not being able to breathe well didn't help, but I think the cold medicine made her hyper. We tried everything and she didn't really settle down until about 2:30 am and then Kenny has to get up at 6:30 for work. Needless to say we were all grumpy and exhausted. She seems to be resting better for now, but we'll see how long it lasts.

I think maybe it's Somebody reminding us about what's to come with the new baby. Hopefully his or her nights will be easier than what Autumn's were when we first brought her home. She slept very well during the day in her bassinet, but at night just cried and cried from being gassy. The only way to calm her was to walk - not hold her while laying down, not rock in the rocking chair - walk. So around and around our house we went. I remember Kenny and our friend, Ken, were laying down our wood floors at the time so the carpet was torn up down the the underflooring and each night we had a little bit more wood floor to walk on as we made our circles. We thought that stage was never going to pass, but here we are with a walking, talking little girl and I wonder what happened to that tiny baby we brought home.