It's been a week and I think Reagan is over her pacifier. I say "I think" because she's been going to sleep ok, but she's been waking up crying every night.
This isn't new -- this waking up crying -- but it is definitely more consistent. Every night between eleven and midnight she sits up in bed and screams like she's having a tantrum. She seems like she's awake and having a fit, but she's "out of it" and inconsolable. If you touch her, try to pick her up, or try to make her lay back down, she just screams louder. She's said things like "I don't want the green things!" and "I want my picture!" that mean nothing -- other times she's just crying and kicking her legs. I consulted the internet and my unprofessional diagnosis is "Night Terrors" but I'm not completely sure.
We've started checking on her and then letting her "cry it out" since there's nothing we can do to help and she doesn't remember anything the next morning. This is not an ideal solution, but I'm tired enough now that I have been dozing off during her screaming. Its hard for me to believe that only 3 years ago a tiny blinking light from a smoke detector would keep me awake, but now I fall asleep while my three-year-old is screaming in the next room.
Reagan has gone from two episodes a night down to one, and I am grateful for that. Every night before we go to bed, I just keep hoping that tonight will be the night we all get a good night's sleep.
I plan to talk to her doctor about it this week, since both kids have check-ups on Monday morning. Grant's is his 9 month, and he'll be getting shots -- Reagan's is her 3-year. I'll be on my own so you can be looking forward to a good blog post that day... :-)
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