Megan Missed the Memo

Megan "reads" the news everyday, but apparently she missed the news that said today was mommy's birthday. Mark and I have been updating our kitchen and living room (read: stripping wallpaper and painting) so on weekends we are working hard to get things finished. By the end of the day we are very sore and very tired. Thinking Megan would sleep well last night (she only took a 30 min nap during the day) we thought that meant we could too. Not so fast, she cried for 2 hours in the middle of the night. She was content as long as I was holding her, but then screamed her head off the second I put her in her crib. After 30 minutes or so I went back to bed and let her cry. I kept checking on her, Mark checked on her but she only stopped crying if I held her. Finally after 2 hours she gave up and went to sleep. So that was how I spent my first birthday since becoming a mom.

I read somewhere that after about 6 months babies figure out that people respond when they cry. So I think Megan has realized that I pick her up when she cries, hence the crying when I put her in her crib. I now understand why some parents end up having their kids sleep in their beds until the kids are 10 years old! Mark and I did not cave, we held our ground and listen to the crying for 2 hours. I checked for any signs of teeth and that didn't seem to be the reason. So that is the only other thing I can come up with. Hopefully whatever it is doesn't last too long.