"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction," reads Newton's third law of motion. But did you know that there is more to it? It goes on, "and for ever good night of sleep, there is an equal and opposite bad night of sleep."
Gavin had a great night the night before last. He slept for three hours, then four hours, then three hours again. Each time he woke, he slipped back to sleep easily and I was probably up no more than 20 minutes each time.
Last night was payback. He was up every 45 minutes to an hour from the time he fell asleep and I put him in bed at 9:00 until 12:30, when I asked Jason to just bring him to bed with us. From then he slept better, but only because he had my boob in his mouth the entire time. But at least I was sleeping - or dozing at the very least - the whole time. Unfortunately, although we got a little sleep, he was awake at 5:00 this morning and wouldn't go to sleep again, even though he was rubbing eyes and squawking tiredly.
Now, to be fair, Gavin waking every 45 minutes or hour is not new, nor is it unusual. I think we have a night like that at least every week or so. But coming on the heels of such a fantastic night, it felt worse than normal.
This time, I think it's teething pain that's making him wake so much. He's been working on teeth number 7 and 8 for a good six weeks, but I think one of them is finally coming through. He was rubbing furiously at his face and tugging on his ears everytime he was awake last night, and his cries sounded pained instead of just crabby-from-no-sleep. And for the past couple of days, my nipples have been a little sore, and I have learned that when they feel like this, Gavin gets a tooth within a few days. Perhaps that is some consolation, but not much, not right now. Curse you, Newton!
Posted by allison at December 22, 2004 09:39 AM