Sleep Strike

Rylan has been on a sleep strike since Tuesday. He hasn't been napping much (even in the car where he used to fall asleep easily - he cries now instead). And nights have been terrible. Nothing longer than an hour, and last night he was up just about every 30 minutes. We think Rylan may be about to get his bottom teeth in because his gums seem really swollen, he's been drooling more, and wanting to chew on things more. Hopefully that's it and he'll be back to normal soon. He doesn't sleep well, but this has been ridiculous!

I've been trying to get everything ready for Carter's birthday party on Sunday and that's been taking up my minimal free time (hence, no posts in a couple of days).

Here's a quick update and some pictures from this week:

When Carter got up from his nap on Monday, his little legs were covered in hives (mostly around his knees).


They went down within an hour (though there are still little bumps there even now). I'm not sure why he got them, but he did have something new to eat before his nap. The receptionist gave him a sugar-free lollipop as we were leaving the pediatrician's office. He's never had something like that before. I wonder if that was the cause of the hives because he also had two very gross diapers that afternoon.


One of the thinks I bought at IKEA in Atlanta was a playmat for Carter (for only $10).


It's the first thing he plays with in the morning and the last thing before bed.


Today the boys and I met Cooper (and his mom, Erin) at Anchor Park again for a playdate. I didn't get any pictures of the boys playing, but I did get this picture of Carter watching a train. He was so excited when the train first came - jumping up and down and shouting "choo-choo". But the train was so long that Carter actually lost interest and went back to playing before it was done passing by.