So the babies are almost 6 months old. Six of the shortest and longest months we've ever experienced. Short because they've grown so fast, and long because they still do not sleep through the night.
I'll say it again. Still not sleeping through the night!!!! Ok, we've had the occasional teasers - probably about a dozen of them, but nothing consistent. What IS consistent is Ella up at midnight, Maggie up at 2am, Ella back up at 3am and Maggie up by 5am. Then of course there is Karlie Bea. She wakes up with the babies each and every time, so not only do you need to take care of an unhappy baby, but you need to put back to bed a very unhappy toddler. Add that to the fact that Maggie is a screamer - not an unhappy screamer - a happy, at the top of her lungs, wake the entire house up because she doesn't care it's 2am screamer and you just can't win.
Yep, 6 months of this. My husband and I have tried taking turns. It doens't really work. Right now we are doing the shift thing, but truly that just creates a teaser for both of us. Neither one of us are really greedy with sleep. Both of us wake up wonderfully refreshed after a solid 5 hours - the trick to that is it needs to be solid.
So, we've tried different routines. Right now we are feeding them as much cereal as they will take, giving them a bath, then a bottle. You'd think that would do it right? Ha, ha. Up at 12, 2, 3 and 5 everytime.
We've never been the parents that gave our kids drugs to sleep, but as my step-mom pointed out, you should NEVER say never. We've discussed giving them Benadryl, and I've shot down that idea each time, but I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea.
Maybe.
Possibly.
I'm thinking about it.
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