Highs:
- We finally set up Poppy’s big girl bed! Now we can put her down for naps and the beginning part of her night sleep in her own room. This is so exciting because it means I can finally have belly time and Ryan can sleep in our bed again! Before when she was solely sleeping in our bed she would not only somehow take over the entirety of our king sized bed but she would also perma-latch through the night. I swear she has some type of sleeping radar and could sense the instant my body touched the sheets. Then she would immediately shimmy her way over to me to nurse, all while remaining sleeping. This meant that I needed to prop myself up so that my back wouldn’t hate me and I would have to sleep on my side for the entire night. My saving grace here was the amazing Bump Nest Pillow
but I will get into that later
- We have finished decorating our home for Christmas! I love the Christmas season so much! It really is the only holiday that we go all out for. I think it might be the gift giving and the twinkly lights that do it for me. So far Poppy really hasn’t gotten into the tree too much either. She does really love all the “balls” on the tree though, and I think if given the opportunity she would pull each and every one of them off the tree.
- Ryan is practically on break now until the new year so we get to spend more family time together which is awesome! I think tomorrow we are going to attempt to build a table top that is large enough to fit our families for Christmas dinner. I will try to keep you posted on our progress with this.
Lows:
- I only have one low at the moment but it is a BIG one. Poppy is getting her eye teeth. All four of them at once! This has been the hardest thing we have had to deal with as of yet with her. She has been in so much pain that she will cry unconsolably for hours especially at night. On top of that, she has been nursing like a newborn and sometimes it doesn’t even help. I feel helpless when I know she is hurting and there is very little I can do for her. It has also been affecting her sleep which, of course, in turn affects my sleep. She was sleeping through the night a few weeks ago but now will wake up two to three times per night. I have been so so so tired and it makes handling the upsets that much harder.The above picture is my heaven right now because I know when she is peacefully sleeping like this she isn’t hurting. All I keep telling myself is, “this too shall pass.”
I hope you enjoyed this edition of Family Highs & Lows. Stay tuned for more in the future!
xoxo, Kristin
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