Day 16

      It's been a tough week. Anyone else feel that way? Yesterday I wrote about Jr. getting up multiple times in the night. Yesterday she had a decent nap in the morning but wouldn't nap for the rest of the day. I left her in her crib for an hour going in twice (once for a diaper change and once to give her a bottle). By this time I was so tired I had a headache. But I finally gave up on the hope I would get a nap, so I took a blanket, curled up on her play mat with a pillow and sat her down next to me. I didn't sleep per say but I rested my eyes, whatever that means. When she tired of me just laying there like a lump I made myself some coffee. Unfortunately, by that time, she was whiny. I mean, every little thing set her off. She does this new thing where she pushes her chin into her chest, cries while making bubbles and drooling. Either that or she gets completely rigid and throws herself back. I videotaped it on my iPad to show hubby. It's not that I think he doesn't believe me when I tell him she's been putting me through the grinder. It's just that I'm not sure he appreciates how bloody annoying it gets, how grating it gets. But I guess it's one of those things you can't really understand until you've done it yourself. Every day. For a week. *Shudder.* She starts off the day right as rain and then it slowly descends into the 7th circle of hell. Okay, I'm exaggerating but you get what I'm saying. When I was telling hubby about it yesterday he said, "Is she hungry? Is she tired?" By this point I was obviously fed up and I snapped at him and he rightly said he was just trying to problem solve. But the thing is, sometimes there's nothing. She can have two, even three great naps, eat like there's no tomorrow, and still, by 4pm turn into a monster. It's like my mom said, when they're good, they're really good and when they're bad, they're really bad.

    So you can appreciate my grumpy mood when at 6am this morning hubby went downstairs to use the bathroom so as not to disturb anyone but because our damn stairs creak so much Jr. woke up. ARGH! 

     Only 12 hours to go...

Dear Person Who Lives in Another Province or Country (a.k.a. Elmo),

Hi Elmo! My daughter, Jr., loves you! She's not even a year old but when she hears your voice or sees you on TV she goes wild, especially in her bouncy chair! My husband thought you were mentally challenged until I explained to him that you're actually only 4 years old. Then everything made a lot more sense to him. Jr. loves Elmo's World on Sesame Street, especially when you sing. My favorite part is when you talk to the babies and sometimes give them a big kiss. I often wonder if you try to kiss all the babies on the first take but some of them freak out so on the second take you don't. I also like that at the end of your show you say, "Elmo loves you!" It's sweet but also kind of sad in a way I can't fully explain. Like maybe some kids need a puppet to tell them they're loved because they have no one else. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Anyhow, thanks for making my daughter happy and giving mommy a break from time to time!

Melissa

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