Rubik's Cube

They other day make the first day that Belle's bowel habits returned to normal. The diaper rash is cleared and I can stop giving her gatorade/pedialyte and make the switch back to water. For the time being I am going to stay clear of all milk products and then after a week slowly introduce them back one at a time.

First I will start with yogurt and then wait a few days to see if she tolerates it at all. Then I will know if milk is what is causing her problems once and for all.

So now that her general health seems to be back on track she has decided that sleep is no longer required. It takes her forever to fall asleep for her naps and then she will only sleep for like 30 min. Then last night, for the second time this week, she woke up at 4:30 am which in an awkward time to wake up since it is super close to her real wake up time in the morning. Really, I don't mind the waking up part if only I could fix why she is crying or upset.

Finally she went back to sleep at 6am which is 30 min to an hour before her real wake up time. Ugggh I had to set an alarm to wake myself back up to wake her up. Why? you ask. Well because I don't want to have to put her to bed for the evening at 10pm. I go to bed at 9pm and with her already going to bed at 8 that leaves very little time for me to even get ready for bed and decompress from the day.

Of course I couldn't drag myself out of bed and I ended up waking her up around 745am. Bleh. Another day ruined with her not wanting to sleep at all because I have to rearrange her nap times.

A little part of me wonders if she is trying to drop her morning nap. Really, I thought that the sleeping should be stable at this point for awhile. Like Nate said, "Belle is like a rubik's cube". Thanks for the pep talk and just when I thought I had figured things out.

Tchau,
Sara