Tired (Updated)

Update:  We took her to the doctor today after a really terrible night last night.  There's nothing wrong (no ear infections, sore throat, or anything) which I was pretty sure of anyway.  But our doctor did say that she was probably fine with the milk, it just constipated her and since she's way big for her age, it's best to do 2% for a while to keep her bowels clear.  And it was also good because we asked about her bow-leggedness.  She's always been bow-legged, as most babies are.  But Anna's has gotten worse and now her feet are turning in and one leg is more turned than the other.  The doctor noticed it before I even mentioned it and referred us to a pediatric orthopedist.  So hopefully we can help her be more balanced!  Because this girl loves to RUN!



We're having severe sleep issues around here.  I know I shouldn't complain.  Anna has slept 8-12 hour stretches since she was 4 weeks old.  I've never had to deal with sleep deprivation.

Until now, that is...

Last night she was up for hours.  Screaming.  And before that it took her over an hour to fall asleep.

That's not like my baby.  Normally she goes to sleep peacefully after being laid down awake.  She sleeps until 7am when she wakes up happy and smiling. 

Not screaming and screaming and screaming.  She finally went back to sleep after two hours of rocking, patting, hand holding, and me laying on her bedroom floor.

We've tried it all.  I was convinced it's seperation anxiety.  Like an extreme form of it.  I felt like an awful mother.  Until I really thought about it this morning (quite the accomplishment since I haven't had any sleep).  I think it's the milk.  We transitioned her to whole milk in the last two weeks.  She hasn't had any issues with it, still drinks it fine, never throws up, no rashes, obvious reactions, nothing.  Until about a week ago when she started this terrible sleeping.  I didn't attribute the waking up and screaming to the milk, since she hadn't had any reaction prior. 

But the formula is out of her system at this point.  She went from having many stinky diapers a day to having just a few.  They went from (sorry, TMI) pasty to rock solid.  She's having gas in the middle of the night.  She's refusing to eat.  After consulting Dr. Goo.gle, I wanted to plant a hand on my forehead and say "duh".

The night screaming can be explained by the milk.  The gas, the change in diapers, the lack of napping, the exhaustion on all of our parts can be explained by the milk. 

I hope she doesn't have a milk allergy.  I think maybe we just transitioned her too quickly since she seemed to do so well.  We were ready to be paying $12 a month instead of $40.  She handles milk products really well.  She LOVES ice cream, pudding, cottage cheese, cheese of any kind, yogurt, etc...  In fact, milk products are her favorite foods and never before has she had a reaction.  I think her body just needed longer to transition.

So it's back to formula for this little lady.  And a trip to the store for some gas drops.  And lots and lots of pears and oatmeal.  And maybe some prunes...

I'm ready for some sleep.  I'm tired.  I've never been tired like this before.  I don't know how people do this for months on end, they're saints.  I'm so thankful for Anna's (previous) sleep habits.  I'm so thankful for my hubby's support.  And boy will I be thankful if naptime lasts for longer than an hour this afternoon.  And I'll be really thankful if that's all it is.  And we get a good night's sleep sometime in the near future.  Prayers would be greatly appreciated.