My Child...

First let me start off by saying that I love him more than anything else in this entire world, but he is killing me. Aidan has never been a good sleeper. Ever since he came home from the hospital it has been a fight. A fight to go to sleep, a fight to stay asleep, a fight to take a nap..you get the idea right?

He is 9 months old today and has added throwing the most god-awful tantrums at bedtime to his usual routine. We have tried everything, we have read articles, books you name it. He cried for 2 hours solid tonight. JR is at a work dinner tonight, so it was just Aidan and I and it has been hell. I just don’t know what to do. We have addressed this many times with our pediatrician, followed her advice and nothing works. Finally, after my 5-minute, 10 minute, 15-minute follow-ups with him, at the 2-hour mark I picked him up and laid him in bed with me. Out like a light. He has NEVER slept with us. Not once since he was born. JR and I truly believe that he needs to be in his own bed…what have I done now? I caved. I just couldn’t handle the screaming any longer.

If anyone has any words of wisdom, please pass them on. Even when he does go down he is still up 4-5 times per night now. We haven’t had a solid night’s sleep in 9 months and we are dragging. I know, I know…babies, no sleep, blah blah blah. I am fricking exhausted! Ok whine session over.