Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Fatigue.

Fatigue. 1. weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress b: the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation

Not sure if its from the labor, exertion or stress... or maybe the 'continued stimulation'- but fatigue has set in....

OH yes. The joys of having a toddler. Really, isn't teething eventually supposed to end?! Ayla has had almost all her teeth since her first birthday. As we quickly approach her 2nd birthday, we are enjoying the added benefit of canine teeth. We are on our last booger which has been "dropping" for 3 weeks now... really, just come through already! My friend Jen just described her depiction of hell as a house full of mice you can't ever catch. Im leaning more toward a never ending battle of teething... AHHH That is seriously the scariest image at this point in time.

Ok. Maybe not the scariest, but its close. Regarless, this mama is tired. I was up 1030-2, Jeff 2-4, Me again 4-430..... Rocking, singing, sitting on the floor next to the crib, plus teething gel & ibuprophen- Notta, nothing, zip helped. Eventually, Ayla made her way snuggled between two very tired parents. She still laid, rolling, and restless. UGh. Daddy's alarm blew at 6am sharp with Ayla finally snoring, and Mommy close behind. Poor Daddy!

4 comments:

Jen said...

Poor Ayla! The good thing about being up all night with her is that she will eventually sleep during the day and you can too! Wait until little Leah comes. You will be up all night and THEN have a toddler up all day! It gets interesting! I always say I would be a different person if I just had enough sleep!

Jessie said...

Sounds like you got a little taste of what it's going to be like with a newborn and a toddler!:)Good luck, I'll be praying for you!

Brittany said...

Ahh teeth are the worst!!!

Amy said...

Maybe we should get together at night time. Addyson is also cutting her last two I teeth. They have been this way for about a month, but no sleep this week at all. We should call or facebook or something to make time pass faster. hahaha. Good luck. I will be praying for you guys.