Spoke Too Soon...

I was such a braggart yesterday, writing about how Nyla is sleeping so much at night. Lesson learned by me: do not speak so early about these wonderful occasions. Last night, Nyla did not sleep a lot. She woke up around 1 and stayed awake until 4 a.m. Three hours of watching crap infomercials and reruns of Swamp People. She was fussy for a little bit, but mostly just wide awake. Bright eyes, looking all around the room.

Here's my dilemma: how the hell do you keep an infant awake during the day so that it ensures she sleeps at night? It seems like all she wants to do is eat during the day, then go to sleep. I've put her in her swing, she smacks her lips. I put her in her vibrating chair, she smacks her lips. I play with her on her playmat, she smacks her lips. Homegirl just eats and eats and eats. Then she sleeps...during the day. At night when I feed her, she's like "thanks mom! Let's watch infomercials on the Total Pillow now."

Now I'm tired, but have half a mind to order Zumba, the Ninja, and that knife set.

After Nyla finally went to bed at 4 a.m., did she sleep for a lengthy time? No. She woke up at 6 a.m. and has been awake since. Like right now, she's crying and smacking her lips while in her swing. Call me Mother of the Year for writing my blog instead of attending to her. But mama needs a break. Just a few minutes, and maybe it'll tire her out with all that crying. Maybe, just maybe, she'll fall asleep! Is that too much to hope for? Keeping my fingers crossed...

Good morning Nyla.