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Exhausted... (whiny vent)
I am just utterly exhausted today. Kyle is working on cutting his molars (I think), and has been clingy and absolutely miserable for the past few days. Last night, he slept for about 3 hours before waking up screaming in pain, right around the time that I was going to bed. Initially, my holding him helped to soothe him back to sleep, and gave him another dose of meds when the first had worn off about 6 hours later and he was starting to get warm again. I'd place him back in his crib, and try to get sleep for myself. Then just as I was falling asleep, if it even took that long, he'd start screaming again.
Then even being in my arms wasn't enough. He was still screaming and could not get comfortable. After a couple hours of him crying, and in the midst of the huge thunderstorm that rolled through, Shannon woke up crying too. She had to go to the bathroom. I'm normally the one who gets up for her, so DH didn't even stir. I was still in the nursery with Kyle, and put him down in his crib so I could help her. She's crying, Kyle's crying, I'm on the verge of crying. Because there was nothing I could do for him, it got to the point where I ended up shutting his door and just letting him scream for a while.
Of course, I had to call a contractor this morning about some issues, and in the middle of my conversation, Kyle came over and was screaming like a banshee. I may or may not have told the contractor that I didn't appreciate his tone when I brought up the issues and got a combative response. But, I had emailed him about this problem on Sunday, and in his reply email, he completely ignored my comments.
I feel awful about it, that I'm not able to comfort Kyle, and that he's in pain... I feel awful that I am so exhausted that I've got a very short fuse right now. The kids and I all had a good cry this morning.
He fell asleep for a morning nap, and I'm hoping that he wakes up a bit happier. I am on the verge of calling my mom and asking if she can come up here to help me with the kids this afternoon. And, I hate the fact that I'm even considering this, since I feel I should be able to handle it all on my own.
Sorry about unloading on you ladies. It's just been a hell of a few days in my house and I'm wearing out.
Re: Exhausted... (whiny vent)
I agree, call your mom! There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Everyone needs a break, especially when everything goes wrong at once. And, don't feel bad about unloading on the contractor. I bet they deserved it, even if you would normally have been more polite.
Have a sick, whiny baby is no fun!
Could it maybe be an ear infection? I know they have similar symptoms. I brought DS to the doctor once for an ear infection and it was teeth. *sigh* What the heck do I know? lol
I hope your day starts to look up!
He has had a double ear infection in the past. Aside from being miserable right now, he's not showing any other symptoms that would lead me to believe he's got one again. He hasn't tugged or brushed his ears even once.
I was in the middle of a phone convo with my mom when my lovely daughter decided to ram one of the riding toys into her brother, knocking him backwards. Full-out tantrum followed, I had to cut my call short because I was dealing with two screaming children again, and I just sent the three-year-old to her room for a much needed timeout/nap!
Is it 8pm yet?
Poor things - both you and Kyle! With the contractor issues, I can understand you're at the end of your rope! April is teething and she's a hot mess. You should know you should never feel bad about asking for help - I'm sure your mom would love to take some of the load off. I'm the same way about asking, so I understand. But you can only take so much, you need to take care of yourself, too.
I hope things get better!
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