Dear Internets -
You really came through yesterday. Apparently we're going through a perfectly routine thing in our household. I was especially grateful for this link from Amy to Moxie's wonderful take on things:
... 18 months was probably the lowest point in my parenting career. The first 3-4 months were excruciating, sure, but I knew they would be rough and I got a lot of sympathy from everyone who remembered how disorienting and grueling the newborn phase can be. At 18 months, though, I was just blindsided....He wouldn't nap. He went from sleeping all night to waking all night. He had a tantrum every 5 minutes, it seemed, mostly because he wanted to do everything himself and it just wasn't possible. He hardly ate. He whined. He never shared with the other kids and he always tried to yank out our cat's fur.
There's just something abundantly comforting to know others have been through (and survived) the tough moments in parenthood.
And now for some good news... Apparently all that sleep dust ya'll sprinkled on my blog yesterday worked because Spence slept through the night last night. I'm not naive enough to imagine it's going to happen again tonight, but a decent night of sleep makes everything seem much more manageable.
Yay for sleeping through the night! Here's hoping it happens again tonight and every other night. I know it's unlikely, but I really hope it can happen!
Posted by: becky | May 06, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Oh glad to hear you got a good night's sleep. Yep I've definitely heard about the tantrum-y 18 month mark. We've got another six more months to go till we get there. Glad for the heads up though, I'll make sure our liquor cabinet is well stocked by then.
Posted by: skiplovey | May 06, 2008 at 06:05 PM