a sick baby is a grumpy baby is a baby who doesn't sleep well. this whole week has left me short of sleep but surprising still able to make it through the work day relatively alert and energetic (does this mean i don't actually need 8 hours of sleep??!). some nights were bad - her getting up every hour and crying or whining for a least 15 minutes afterwards before settling down again.
dealing with a crying baby is no fun. i try to tune it out where possible but actually i get more and more stressed with all the crying and sometimes i do feel like yelling at baby (not like it will stop the crying).
because we let her sleep without the aircon, she would also come over to our room and look for me knowing full well which side of the bed i slept on, and drag me to her room (mummy come, mummy lie down here, mummy stand up).
she'd also decide that she needed to poo in the middle of the night (h pass poo-poo now, yes.) and i would have to wait for her to poo in her potty while hiding her hands (it's the poo-ritual).
she's probably also over-consumed peppa pig videos this entire week as it is one of the few things that can keep her occupied for upwards of 10 minutes, allowing us some much needed zone-out time. she really loves those peppa pig videos in the app and knows how to ask for my phone or the iPad (mummy phone have also), which icon will play which story (at least 10 that she knows so far). i do like the series quite a bit too, as there are many mini lessons that we can use to teach her about sharing, taking care of others, saying sorry and respecting others ....
really glad she's on the mend already. i need a good night's sleep of 8 hours in a row soon!
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