We’ve had a rough couple of days with Maile girl. For some reason that has not yet been made clear, she decided over the weekend that she didn’t really like sleeping or napping any more. That isn’t to say she wasn’t tired – by all appearances, she was exhausted, but every time we went to put her down she completely freaked out. What made this all the more troubling for us was that Maile doesn’t typically freak out like this.
We thought she might be sick, but she doesn’t have a temperature and is showing no outward signs of being ill (no cough, no runny nose, etc.) She was eating fine and when it wasn’t nap time, she was playful and her normal self. We even saw some friends on Sunday and they can attest she was her normal chill and adorable self.
Things culminated on Sunday night when she woke up at 1 AM and went absolutely bonkers. She really was crying in a way that sounded like she was in pain and no matter what we did she kept at it. (Again, all very strange behavior for our girl.) It was not a “hey-daddy-I-don’t-feel-like-sleeping” whimper – it was more of a “for-the-love-of-all-that-you-hold-dear-please-stop-cutting-my-fingers-off” wail. We couldn’t calm her down and after 30-40 minutes decided to bring her to the emergency room to get her checked out. Better safe than sorry they say. Of course, as soon as we arrived at the ER, she turned into an angel again, cooing and making goo goo eyes at the doctor. The doctor did confirm that all appeared well (no ear infection or breathing trouble or anything like that). So I guess Chris and I have earned our “new parent freak out visit to the ER” merit badge…
Today was a bit better, but Maile still is fighting sleep. It’s clear that the lack of sleep is taking its toll and Maile has now developed a split personality. Luckily, in this day and age it was easy for me to capture this phenomenon on camera. Without further ado, I present Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Maile…
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(Dad note: I took some artistic liberty and made Dr. Jekyll the “bad” character even though in the original, he is in fact the “normal” one. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Maile just sounded better than the other way around…)
