Sleepless in San Francisco
Friday, April 25th, 2008Lack of sleep is something you get used to (or, at least, learn to live with) when you have a newborn. We’re long past the caring-for-a-newborn stage, though – which is why this past week, during which Zoe has not slept well at all, has been so difficult. (I had forgotten what it felt like to have a screaming child wake you up, repeatedly, in the middle of the night.) I was absolutely bleary-eyed when I took her to the doctor’s for a check-up this morning, and I was also very curious to hear what Dr. Fernandez thought might be the problem. (Could her ears still be bothering her? Could it be teething? Might she still be on Eastern time? Or might she just be torturing her mom and dad?) The verdict: teething. Her ears look good (hurray!) but all four molars are coming in at once, and the doctor suspects they’re causing Zoe much angst. Poor thing – and poor *us!* Here’s hoping the teeth pop through quickly – this mom needs some sleep!
-M