28-2-2009 - thoughts/questions/concerns

My mood while writing this blog: drained...

Hello Everyone! I really can't believe that Grayden will be a month old tomorrow! I really do miss talking to you all more regularly. Tomorrow will also be the anniversary of the last time I slept like a normal person. We've had some good nights (only waking a couple times during the night and not being too fussy when he's up) and some BAD nights (up all night crying). These are the main issues I've had throughout this past month. Please feel free to comment on any of them...

1) Does my baby hate me???... Seriously, this goes through my head.. He'll be crying for me like a maniac and Dom or my mom will take him and he'll stop... Sometimes I feel like he looks at me and starts crying.

2) Does he have colic?.. I've read different things about colic. He doesn't cry constantly but there are some definite periods where he seems to cry for no reason at all..

3) AHHHHHHHHHHHH PLEASE START SLEEPING AT NIGHT... A friend of mine gave me the book, "Baby Wise" yesterday. She swears that if I follow it Grayden will be sleeping through the night in a week.. Is anyone familiar with this book?

4) How long should I let him sleep during the day? and HOW do you wake a sleeping baby.. This seems to be much easier said than done..

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5) How can I convince my husband that I can't go back to work this school year (I'm a teacher)?? mmmmmm