ch-ch-changes

seth doesn't really sleep through the night anymore. when he was really sick, he wasn't really sleeping. one night he was up about seven times. seven! even as a brand new baby he slept more than that! right now we're at a 10:30 waking, a 1:30 waking and a 5:30 waking. I guess it only counts as getting up once, since I go to sleep at 10:30 and wake up around 5:30, but still. . .what happened to the baby that went to bed at 8:00 and awoke at 6:00? i miss him.

here's what i've learned from this experience: children are constantly changing. so even if my baby is finally sleeping through the night, there's no guarantee he's going to keep doing it. and i guess that bit of knowledge can keep me humble about my parenting abilities. and when he's being bizarrely impossible and waking up seven times a night, i can trudge to his bedside with the comforting thought that soon he'll change and i will be sleeping again. and all of this can become some distant memory i throw out the window the next time the baby hunger sets in.

let's hope the baby hunger stays off a little while because frankly, i'm exhausted.