Last night for instance, she was working really hard at cutting the bottom left-hand tooth. She could barely wait until her 7pm bedtime, so she didn't. We had a bath at 5:30 and then she wined until I finally gave in and gave her 6 oz bottle at 6:15. She was asleep in no time. She did not even finish her bottle, she left 2 oz in the bottom, but she was out cold. I sat and rocked her and cuddled with her for about 10 more minutes and them tried to lay her in her crib. This is getting harder to do, because I am short and her mattress is getting lower and lower. I almost have to drop her the last 1/2 inch and hope she doesn't wake up. I have no idea what I am going to do when that crib reaches the last of its rungs. I will need a step stool!
Because she went to bed so early, I was able to finish picking up the house, get dinner ready for Monday night and watch a little TV. It was wonderful!
I should have known... Nova woke up at 12:15am screaming. She was hungry. I was spinning circles, bouncing off the walls. I tried to get the sleep out of my eyes. I fed her 5oz and back to bed she went. 1:15am- screaming. I gave a few of these homeopathic teething tablets. It is my belief these things were sent straight from heaven! They easily dissolve in her mouth and they work immediately, with no side effects because they are 100 percent natural. 2:15am- screaming- 2 more tables. 3:15am- 1 more tablet. At this point I had had it. I was stumbling from room to room, I couldn't do it anymore. I brought her to bed with me. (On Mondays, my hubby is gone, so sometimes I break the rules.) She was out like a light and slept until we had to leave at 6:45am. I am pooped today! Hopefully, tonight will be better.
Yesterday, Nova and I went shopping, just to get a few things. I picked her up a new toy, it is one of those toys that is supposed to help them walk and then later they can ride them. She was so excited when I finally got it together. I swear- I will never buy anything for her that needs to be assembled when my hubby is out of town. It took me an hour just to find the screwdriver! Once I got it together, She was on it in a heartbeat. She loved it! It was so fun to see her try to ride the little thing. But she has to learn, she can't just dive off it if she sees something across the room she wants! That was funny!
She is growing up so fast, I can't believe it. I hate that I am ready for another one and that my hubby wants to wait. I want to see my children be as close to each other as my brother and sister and I am. Hopefully, she won't fight with her brother/sister when she is little; like I did with mine. I don't think she will. Nova is so much more of a gentler soul, an old soul. I love every cuddle she gives, every time she pats my hands, looks into my eyes and smiles that great big grin. It's a hidden treasure.
