Sleep



We've been battling sleep here in the Conroy household for quite some time. Patrick might very well be the most mild mannered child ever, but he's only briefly ever slept through the night from July through September. Then, it stopped. If I recall, it stopped right around Back to School Night. You'd think the kid had some kind of intuition! I'm absolutely convinced he's got intuition after last night. We'd said we were going to battle the sleep problems over break. But then break came, and it wasn't that bad. The doctor told us on the 28th that he might very well need those extra calories in the middle of the night, especially since we weren't seeing a time pattern. So we succumbed to the night waking..and over break, it really wasn't bad! It was once a night, and late, around 4-5:30ish. Then, last night, right before our return to work today, it was a disaster. It began at 12. I couldn't even put him back down in his crib. I brought him to the futon. I figured it wouldn't be so bad. After all, at least he was up and that would be it! Boy was I wrong! Several times later, I find myself exhausted by his night waking last night. I'm not sure what tipped him off, but it was like he really does know! Here's hoping tonight will be better!