… and not exactly by choice, mind you. Maybe a little early practice for the days of middle of the night feedings that are coming with the birth of the baby this fall?
Lil Roo woke up from a bad dream and it took a bit to calm him down. Dreams can be so real, that it is hard to tell whether it really happened or not… and why is it that when things happen in dreams it feels so much more intense than if it DID actually happen in real life? The best I was able to understand was that he was walking, lost his balance and fell in the water. He was upset because he was all wet and at some point it hurt – not sure if the walking hurt his feet or the fall hurt him. When I asked where it hurt, he touched his shoulder blade, then a little later, saying it hurt (again? still?), this time it was his toes. Both sides (top & bottom). So sad, but kinda cute. It took awhile for the tears to subside and every time he’d talk, it’d get more intense.
There has already been a time or two when he has awakened in pure hysteria and pain with what I can only assume was growing pains. Those times took quite awhile of comforting and leg rubbing before he was able to even settle down remotely, much less drift back to sleep. I remember one incident when I was 8 or 10 that I woke up with those growing pains and to this day I can remember that pain. To imagine my little one in that kind of pain, with him having no real understanding of WHY he hurts so bad, just breaks my heart.
After getting him somewhat calmer, we all sat together and watched a little bit of Go, Diego, Go, and while watching it, he relaxed. He’s now lying back down, more restfully, watching his Diego DVD. Hopefully he’ll be drifting back to sleep soon. I think Daddy already is…
UPDATE: 3:55 and the little guy is sleeping soundly once again…
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Awww..love the middle of the night wakeups..NOT
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