Cranky Baby

I think I have found out what our MAIN problem is with Madison...SHE IS WAY OVER TIRED!!!

Today I was AT LAST able to get not only a SUPER hot bath but a REALLY nice nap. I could have kept on sleeping but something told me that Justin wanted me up. I am not sure if it was just my brain telling me I had been away from my girl too long or the fact that the door to the bedroom was open when I knew I had closed it. Turns out I was right...while Justin claims he did NOT open the door (which is possible considering our dogs) he did comment that he made no effort to close it.

Turns out he had A LOT of Maddie & Daddy time. She had not slept for hours and hours. While from time to time she will nod off for maybe 10 minutes...she NEVER stays that way. So as with ALMOST everything I turned to the Internet. I know for a fact that I am overtired so it would only stand to reason that she is too. I started searching "overtired babies" and tried to figure out how she not only got this way but how to fix it. After reading several different articles I realized that she is showing TEXTBOOK signs of this condition. Everything from her body language, attitude and eating habits seem to be telling me all the things that she couldn't.

Now my friend had given me a handful of great books to read on the subject of babies and sleep. Problem is that my level of "reading comprehension" since she was born has dropped into negative numbers. Justin is in the same condition. Wonder if they make cliff notes for such a book. I find myself wishing I could just go to a classroom at the college and assign some English students each book I want to know about and make them do that for homework. Why in the world do they make these types of books the size of WAR & PEACE???? I wanna know what new parent has the "grey matter" to be able to read such a book...it is not like a person would read this kind of book unless it was needed...and when it is needed there is just NO WAY I have the level of concentration it would take to understand them.

We are doing our very best to "tag"team this problem but we are just wearing down fast. I would love to go ahead and get a jump on my reading for the next "difficult" time...teething. From what I am learning now I am gonna NEED to start reading and researching stuff NOW for any chance of success THEN!!!!

Perhaps this is a good time to attempt the transition from swing to bassinet...but what do I know. It feels like I will never sleep for longer than 3-4 hours the rest of my life...