Trevin Tuesday

Whew! Tuesday night, and I'm barely squeezing this post in. Sorry if any of you were waiting with baited breath to hear all about little boy boo.

It's been quite a week with him. Trevin had a fever of 101.9 that came on suddenly last Tuesday afternoon. The poor guy slept his little heart out and got over his fever by Thursday. Then came the snot, and the drool, and the whining. It wasn't fun. The poor boy must have felt absolutely miserable, if the way he was acting was any indication.

Each day he's gotten a little bit better, though I think in connection with his illness, we're also seeing some "developmental milestones," such as...throwing tantrums, refusing to sleep, and refusing to eat any "normal" food. In fact, yesterday, he was throwing such a fit every time I tried to change his diaper that I thought he was in serious pain. I tried to check for anything that might hurt, finding nothing that made any sense. Since he wasn't napping well either, I even called and made a dr. appointment for this morning, just to make sure everything was okay. Then this morning...he woke up with not so much as a whine, a sniffle, or a cough. So, I cancelled the appt. I'm sorry, but I'd really rather not spend a hefty sum of money to go and say "hello" to my son's pediatrician, since I'm pretty sure he wouldn't find anything wrong with my son, except for maybe the stage he is entering.

So, it's been a little challenging lately. Trevin's thrown me for a loop with the no-napping nonsense and the throwing tantrums at the littlest things. Today, in fact, after I FINALLY got him to take a nap after an hour of crying, I started crying. So frustrating.

Time for a new game plan...
*one nap a day in the afternoon - we'll see if I can get him there without going crazy in the morning.
*bedtime at 7:30 - no more 8:00 or 9:00 after he's done crying and we're done cuddling him.

We'll start there and see if that helps at all. I'm ready for something to change! Where's the happy boy that's lived with us for the last 14 months? I miss him! Hopefully he just needs to get better, then he'll be back in full force.