We had a very nice Thanksgiving. On Wednesday we drove from NJ to Annapolis, MD for our nephew Wills' Red Egg party (a Chinese tradition). We had a nice lunch with Jeff's family to celebrate Wills.
We then drove over 3 hours (usually an hour and a half) to my parents' house in VA. Our Thanksgiving with my family was relaxing and fun. Every night we played cards or dominos until late...it was exhausting, but so much fun! Jeff stayed through Sunday and then drove to NJ with my brother. The girls and I stayed another week until Saturday, December 2nd.
During our stay, Avery developed a fever of 104. Before the fever appeared we thought she was teething. Obviously a fever of 104 does not mean teething. I took her to the ER...I was suspicious of an ear infection. Well, she had a double one. Within a day and a half she began to nap and sleep well at night again (thank goodness).
Avery has not been a good sleeper during her first year of life. This could be due to a few things -- light sleeper; sharing a room with Cambria; or, we haven't allowed her to cry much in this apartment. So, after getting over the ear infection, we began to crack down on her nightwaking. She's only waking up once a night, so we've had her cry it out. It seems to be working. She's gone back to sleep the last two nights within 20 minutes and she's sleeping later in the mornings. We are in heaven right now!!!!! Let's hope it lasts.
More as Christmas approaches.
Laurie
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12 years ago
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Oh the bliss of a full night's sleep! The night before last Brennan slept from 7:30pm to 7:30am and I thought I was in heaven! The hard thing is when they then wake-up again after that - very frustrating. He woke up last night (fortunately before I went to bed, but it was late and I was tired) and then cried off and on for an hour. I think it's his teeth, but he had a yucky cough to and it was frustrating him. He just started sleeping through a few days after his nine-month appt. The doc advised us to let him cry for 15 minutes and then go in pat his back, rock him, whatever, lay him down. Repeat until he doesn't cry again. It was just a few days and he was sleeping through the night.
Anyway, congrats to you guys and I hope the sleep continues!
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