- She drools. A TON. Okay, she has been since she was nine weeks old, but it hasn't gone away and if anything has only gotten worse.
- She refused to nurse yesterday. This rarely happens, but is usually caused by a nasty inner ear infection or teething. She has no fever, has not pulled at her ears, and happily took the bottle, so the former is probably out.
- She's super fussy, a behavior that hasn't shown itself since she was a newborn.
- She stuffs anything and everything into her mouth.
- She's fond of frozen washcloths and pacifiers dipped in cold water.
- She's up all night, and not in a "let's party, I'm fun" good way. In fact, we FINALLY got her sleeping through the night, our sleep deprivation is FINALLY at bay, and this happens. Ugh. Seriously? Seriously.
- She'll go from happy to crying hysterically in the blink of an eye for what seems like no reason.
We knew it would happen sometime, so I guess it's nice of her to begin her shenanigans on the weekend. As I finish this post, it's Halloween night and while it's been touch and go all day (very short naps, painful feeding sessions, etc.), she's been down for more than an hour with no wakefulness. That morning walk to CVS for every teething remedy known to man might have helped, but only time will tell...
At this point, we're praying to all the gods, crossing our fingers, drinking some wine, and doing a sleep dance (if a rain dance exists, surely a sleep dance does, too). Wish us luck.
