Last night Monkey spent the night at my parent’s house to give me & Tarzan a break. Not gonna lie, it was wonderful to know that we were only in charge of ourselves. No cranky baby. Completely knowing that a little wiggly worm wouldn’t be kicking me in the neck during the middle of the night. Pure bliss, I tell you.
Even my husband was excited over being able to talk loud downstairs, to watch television as loud as we wanted, & to go to sleep without the monitor on & the lullaby music that is usually playing in Monkey’s room.
Like I mentioned in the comments, I am pretty sure that all this craziness is because Monkey is getting a molar in at the bottom of his mouth. I read a bunch of stories from parents about just how awful molars are, how they can disrupt sleep, & how much pain they cause the little babes.
I’m just going to say it now, babies should be born with a mouthful of teeth because this teething business is ridiculous. & I guess it’s a good thing that us adults don’t remember just how horrible it was when we were babies.
I find myself constantly wondering if & when Monkey will go back to his regular routine… You know, taking 2 naps (I’ll settle for one nap since he’s getting older) & sleeping through the night (most important to me). It’s amazing what a little uninterrupted sleep does for a person.
Not kidding, each & every night I think, “This is it. This is THE night that Monkey is going to not wake up until it’s daylight outside the next day.” & I’m wrong each & every time. I’ll admit that it’s frustrating, probably more so for my son, but still…
This little period of teething is a constant reminder of just how good I’ve had it the past 12 months of Monkey’s life. I mean really, he’s been a great sleeper, hardly cranky, & completely loving to his momma… which leads me to realize that I’m a wimp. It’s only been 1.5 weeks of this mess & I’ve had enough.
Enough of the runny nose. The cranky babe. The no sleep. The pain he’s going through. & just how hard putting him in his crib is. I’m ready to go back to how it used to be.
So that brings me to the title of this post… I purchased my first box of wine today. Makes me laugh every time I think about it. Boxed wine was invented for moms I’m convinced.
Cheers!
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Boxed wine is always a good option! But if you want to get just a bit fancier you can get a 1.5 liter bottle of wine for a great price. That's what we've been doing lately...just got one for $6 and it tastes pretty good. Twice the size of a regular wine bottle and it has a screwtop so there's no cork to mess with either!
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