Sleep is a 5 Letter Word

So is dairy and sugar. All those things that I'm supposed to limit to keep gas down in the infant. The diary isn't so hard. The chocolate and sugary items are harder. I can eat at least fruit huh? Hummus has become my friend with cheating on the sugar. The homemade ice cream sandwiches were delicious but not worth the sleepless night. Sigh. OK so I have some coffee with half and half in the morning, but it is what keeps me sane and it doesn't seem to make a difference.

The baby is still crying with some cheerfulness in the morning. It still isn't quite as bad with the firstborn and I don't feel as depressed so things aren't terrible. I think that it is because I know that by my birthday in October that this will all be an unpleasant memory.

The good news is that the crying wears out the child so he sleeps some at night. We got 3 and 1/2 hours straight last night.

Things to be thankful for:

1. DVR episodes of NCIS. I know it's the little things that entertain me at 4 in the morning.
2. A helpful husband who takes the crying child
3. Less crying at night and more sleep.

If I get the time I think I'll write out the birth story. It may be a few weeks though. The child will be 5 weeks tomorrow and I think the worst of the crying is supposed to be between 6-8 weeks. No worries. I'll be back and someday maybe my creativity will surge once again.