I’m so tired/frustrated/angry right now!!! my youngest daughter ana has been crying and screaming for a little over 3 hrs. now. it’s past 1 a.m!!! i’m heartbroken that she’s been crying for so long, her poor little throat and how red and puffy her eyes must be… i feel terrible for the renters in our basement who can hear it all, who happens to sleep right below ana’s bedroom, i feel helpless because i lied down with her for 2 hrs. pretending to be asleep, hoping she would follow my lead and fall asleep but no- everytime i opened my eyes she would be starring right back at me with her eyes wide open, so i got frustrated and just put her in her crib and walked out of her bedroom-thus causing her to be screaming and crying for over 3 hrs., i feel more stressed that it doesn’t bother my husband one bit, that our child is crying and screaming, nor does he feel bad for the renters because he says, “there’s nothing you can do so why stress?” ARGH. that makes me stress more.
i have no idea why she’s all the sudden like this the past few weeks. she’s been such a good sleeper most of her life, we have a schedule of bathing, praying, reading books,singing, and i do this shadow puppet show for her, then we spin around in the rocking chair, then i hold and kiss her and tell her how much i love her, and put her in her crib and without a cry or a fuss, she would lie down in her crib, i close the door and we don’t hear a sound from her the whole night until about 12 hrs. later. she was such a doll so what happened? i don’t think she’s teething, is she scared of the dark? i tried the night light but she still cried. is it the terrible two’s? she’s turning two in a week. maybe they just get really clingry and needy at this age? last night i slept with her on the floor, right next to her crib because she didn’t want to go in her crib. but i need my alone time, i can’t go to bed with her every night! i NEED my alone time when the kids go to sleep, the only time in the day when i can do something for myself and do whatever i want to do(after washing the dishes and cleaning that is), and not worry about the kids. so what do i do??? and do you get so angry and frustrated too when you hear your kids scream and cry for a loooong time? i don’t swear but oh boy do i want to say some swear words out loud like every 2 minutes!
