Anxiety

The last couple weeks have been hard as far as sleeping goes. Wy hasn't been doing much of it. And everyone kept telling me it must be teething...except I knew that wasn't the issue. Don't ask how, I just knew it wasn't a problem with the teeth that was keeping my little boy up.

The other night though, it dawned on me while I was trying to get him to eat a little and go back to sleep after a long day at work.

I work 10 hour days right now so that means the poor kid is at the sitter for almost 12 hours a day 4 days a week. Most nights when I get home, I'm starving and just want to eat and relax. And most nights he is already asleep when I pick him up or falls asleep in the car on the 5 minute drive home. It occurred to me that the nights he has his screaming fits are on the days that I have been gone at work and he only spends a little bit in the morning and right when we get home with me.

Seeing him take his bottle out of his mouth to cry and then stop when I came back to his room and continue eating while staring at me made me realize he just missed me! I did a little reading and asked my doc while I was there for an appointment for myself if kids his age already start to go through some separation anxiety. She told me yes it does happen and the reading I did agreed. She also told me she actually would let her son stay up a little later on days she worked to play and spend some time with her so he would sleep.

So I'm now anxious to see if letting Wy stay up and be with me for a while after getting home from work will help with the sleeping issues.

But it does make me feel good to know my baby loves me and just wants us to hang out. :)