We opted to have him sleep in our bed on Friday night, because I was worried he might get worse(This is the first time he has ever slept in our bed and I'm not trying to make to a habit of it, but for a tired and helpless Mom, this was my only solution). Of course the boy felt at peace and fell asleep right away. However, he wanted to lay right up against me the entire night. I couldn't move. For a pregnant girl, that meant an entire night awake listening to my son cough, and not being able to turn or move in fear of waking him up. I already have problems going to sleep and sleeping through the night since I can't get comfortable. Every time I decide to move, Taylor wakes up and starts kicking the heck out my belly.
Saturday morning, he was so lethargic and just wanted to be held most of the day. I didn't mind the cuddle sessions with him, but I was exhausted and needed a good long nap. Luckily, Mason was just as tired and complied to my request. I went to Katie's house for Bunco that night. After a fun time with the girls, I returned to a sleeping baby. That was until about midnight when he woke up coughing and crying. I brought him into our room and held him until he fell asleep. I can't lift him when he is dead weight, so I opted to let him sleep in the bed again. Only to have him wake up at 1:30am trying to play peek-a-boo with Adam. Adam was asleep by the way. I woke him up so that he could take our son back to his crib. I figured since he wasn't wanting to play, he surely could sleep in his own crib for the night. He slept a little bit and the rest of the night coughed and cried.
Originally, the plan was to send me to church this morning, while Adam stayed home with Mason. I haven't been able to attend Valley since before I left at the beginning of November. However, after no sleep for the third night in a row I opted to stay home. Today was a little better. Mason's cough wasn't as rough, but it was still there. Symptoms always seem to get worse at night.
His eyes are watery and red, so I'm hoping it's just allergies and he doesn't also have pink eye. When we finally put him down tonight, he cried for 2 hours. I hate hearing his helpless cry. I know he is tired and doesn't feel good. I feel like we have exhausted everything possible, except for going to the doctor, which we plan to do in the morning. So right now, my assessment is that on top of his cough and sore throat, he probably has pink eye in both eyes, which leads me to believe that he probably also has a double ear infection. I know that seems extreme, but considering he hasn't slept well in 3 days (highly unlike him, even when he is sick) and the fact that if I prepare myself for the worse, it will make it better if I'm wrong. So here is hoping I'm wrong.
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What is sleep?
The only way I could get Stevie to sleep last night was to let him sleep with A.J.
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