Nights are the worst

I hate even writing a post about nighttime because ours have been going so well with our LO these past few weeks. But last night she woke at a different, earlier hour. And I was quick to lay blame on lots of things - she didn't go to bed early enough, she napped too late, she didn't get enough milk. I don't react superbly when there's an appearance of a pattern that disappears (she slept well for 3 days straight), I rightfully tick my husband off too with my excuses and overly emotional reaction.

My husband is right, I know he is - but logic escapes me at 1 in the morning. She is a baby. Our little unpredictable creature who has been very good to us in the sleep department, is going to have nights where she wakes up and wants to eat/cuddle/fuss/poop. It's nobody's fault, except nature.

I take it as my fault, too, if she wakes up AGAIN too early after a night feeding. Did I not feed her long enough? Did I eat something strange? I already cut out dairy, is she allergic to soy?

There are some things we as parents can control. We can't control everything.

When she wakes up in the morning and smiles at me, though, it makes up for some of the lack of sleep. Just a little.

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