separation anxiety + two new faces in the house + sleep regression = no sleep for me. i lost count of the number of time i went into Charlotte's room last night. the marathon started at 12:30. all i can remember is after i fed her at 4, she wouldn't let me put her back in her cot and i practically had to hold her to sleep. after numerous attempts, i finally gave up at 5 and took her to our bed and she slept soundly till 7. it was one of the toughest night i've had since she was a newborn. it's really frustrating to know she was able to sleep between 8 to 10 hours overnight since she was 3 months old but with all these new skills she's learnt and new milestone she's achieving, she's lost her ability to sleep more than 5 hours at a stretch at night.
i'm not sure if we'll have a better night tonight but i have mentally prepared myself to expect the worst so any sleep i get will be a bonus. i don't remember Gabriel keeping me up at night like this when he was at this age but it could be that my mind has blocked out bad memories like this and only retain the good ones. i guess that's the beauty of the human brain. surely she'll eventually sleep through the night again?
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