Just a Tuesday

I can't get over how mad all these blogging problems make me. It makes me not want to blog sometimes. I don't get how it was fixed that one time and has never been back since. :( Even though these issues have got me down, it's not why I didn't post yesterday. Yesterday's lack of blogging was because I really wanted and needed a nap. Easton has another bad cough and that plus the normal pregnancy sleep issues have kept me from getting good rest. So, while I tried to take a nap, poor Easton hacked his way through his hour and a half snooze and I never got to sleep because I kept hearing him. I am exhausted again today because E wakes up too danged early now.

This iron supplementing for E is really not what I had hoped it would be. It hasn't made even a tiny difference in his appetite (nor has limiting his milk intake). His teeth are stained now which is MOST unattractive and to top it all off he is back to being a not-so-great sleeper. Getting him down at night takes sooooo long most of the time. He acts tired, I leave him to fall asleep after more than our normal routine...then he starts 10 minutes after I leave with 10-15 minutes of his "Mama....mama....mama" till I go in. Then he'll do it again. It is incredibly frustrating. My mom suggested maybe his bedtime needs to be a little later which is a great thought except when he goes to bed late he wakes up even earlier than normal. Last night he was in bed and quiet and acting like he was going to sleep at 7:45. He did not actually stop making noises until 8:30. Then he was up at 5:50. Yes, for the day! I went in and told him to go back to sleep that it wasn't morning yet. He told me "all done." I told him, "No, not all done...I'll come get you when it's morning". He was quiet then for about a half hour but I really am not sure that he went back to sleep. I think I prefer the sleeper he was as a fatigued anemic :) Okay, that's wrong of me to say but seriously, sleep issues are so draining. I was hoping for some better sleep leading up to my days of having a newborn in the house again. Argh!

Easton and I had a totally lazy day yesterday. He was up early (of course) but for the sake of his cough I'm wanting him to rest as much as is possible for him so we were total couch and bed potatoes all day. With a few exceptions. We did play pirates:

And we took a shower:

Then Easton ran around like a crazy-man superhero with his hoodie towel on his head:

After that he was feeling a little parched so he needed water. Check out his pinkie lift when he drinks. He does this often.


Oh, and on Sunday he did get his Gramoo and Lauren fill:

He wanted applesauce but insisted that "Ruh Rah" feed it to him:

I'm not sure she found it as cute as I did.

Today we had Gymsters. Easton was exhausted and practically falling asleep on the way there. But he was good at Gym no problems with not sharing or yelling like last week. And there was no separation time today which he was happy about. If he was tired on the way there you can bet it was hard keeping him awake on the way back. At one point I looked back and he looked completely out. I tried my hardest to rouse him and couldn't. Then I saw him crack a smile. He might've been asleep but then started faking it. What a goob! I had to loudly narrate our whole drive home to keep him from completely nodding off again. It was quite a task. We got home and he went down for his nap without any lunch. So, now his nap will probably be short because he's hungry. Just can't win right now, can I?

Well, today is beautiful so we're contemplating some afternoon plans. It's above 60 but there's still piles of snow EVERYWHERE so it's not like we can go for a walk or take the trike out for it's first outdoor spin. We'll see what we can come up with. Till next time...