Day 158: Tuesday

"Slept in" this morning until 1030.  Though I was waking every 15-30 minutes from about 0700 until 0830 cause Eis would cry.  Eventually, she slept from 0845 to 1030, too.

My Baby 411 book says to get a baby on a schedule around three months of age.  Eis is three months and I don't really have her on a schedule... I just kinda follow her lead.  It said to start by keeping a log of when they sleep, wake, and eat and after a week, it'll be obvious when they need to be put down for naps.  Apparently, if they're showing signs of being tired, then they're already overly tired and thus, more difficult to put down for a nap/sleep.

I don't know why, but today, Eis would get tired after being awake for around an hour and fifteen minutes. The first time, I put her in her crib, sang her a song, and she passed out for about an hour.  The next time she slept an hour, but it was much harder to get her to sleep.

I also read that it's important to do the same routine every time they go to sleep or take a nap and they should sleep in the same place.  Plus, they should go to bed between 1900 - 2030.  Unfortunately, with Eisley's crazy schedule today of sleeping for an hour, then up for an hour and a half, she was exhausted by 1830.

I decided to try to put her to sleep at 1830 anyway and hope for the best.  It was definitely not the best... more like the worst.  She finally fell asleep at 2245.  It took OVER FOUR HOURS to get her to sleep and I had to break down and put her in the swing!  How incredibly irritating!!!  It was either put her in the swing or Tyler would come home to only one family member.

I asked my mom to check the library tomorrow for a sleep book.  I need some extra knowledge.  I try to Google stuff, but all I ever get it people with anecdotes and no solutions or stupid solutions that don't work.  I need to find a solution for a baby who LOATHES to sleep and will NEVER stop moving and cannot stand to be in a diaper that even slightly wet.  I swear she pees half, then cries because it's wet.  Is relieved when I change her and pees the other half!  But she'll just cry and scream if you wait for her to pee all of it... unless she's sleeping.  When she's in a deep sleep, she'll fill up that diaper.