Kenneth is way more astute than I have been giving him credit for. He seems to know exactly when I'm awake enough that there's no chance of me being able to fall back asleep... then, he takes a nap. Lovely.
This past week has been pretty tough so far because Kenneth is having some problems with acid reflux. It's not your typical, "My baby spits up" kind of thing. In fact, he hardly ever spits up after a meal. Instead, he wakes up in the middle of the night crying in pain and trying to swallow back stomach acid. If you've been reading my blog, you'll know that I can totally empathize. It was the worst symptom of my pregnancy. So, the pediatrician checked him out yesterday and gave us a couple of prescriptions for reflux. Between this and the Mylicon we've been giving him for gas, we're hoping we've covered all of his complaints so he will go back to being the sweet, quiet baby he teased us with being for the first two weeks. :)
Even now, he's not the kind of baby that cries for no reason. He has a very distinct, "I'm in pain" cry. The problem is almost never not understanding why he's upset, but whether or not there's something we can do to relieve his pain.
Thankfully, I have a very helpful hubby! On Saturday and Sunday mornings, Jase wakes up pretty early and takes Kenneth into the living room so that I can catch up on sleep. In return, Jase sleeps on the couch or in the guest bedroom once or twice during the week so that Kenneth's night time feedings don't wake him up. My friend Dawn mentioned that she didn't understand how single moms could take care of a baby on their own. I have definitely thought this same thought in the past few weeks. I'm certain I would go insane if I had to do this alone. In the past few days even Jase and I haven't been enough: I've had to call in back-up! I asked my friend, Leah, to come over and watch Kenneth today so I could sleep for a couple of hours. Of course, the entire time she was here he would wake up every 30 minutes and cry anyway. Needless to say, as soon as she was done with her 3hour shift, he fell fast asleep! I, on the other hand, was too awake by that point to try and nap. Cheeky baby :)
Hopefully the prescriptions we picked up today will ease his woes (and mine!)
