Growing pains

posted by Jeff | Sunday, January 8, 2012, 11:02 PM | comments: 0

Simon was a hot mess today, after being a hot mess on and off most of the night. We were generally a bit sleep deprived. He didn't sleep well for his nap either, after several days of sleeping in a little later and three hour naps. Everything was a crisis for him, and I can't even tell you how many times he hit his head or pinched something or whatever.

I wondered if he was having growing pains. From what I've read, he's about a year too young, but then he hasn't been shy about his development. My understanding of the phenomenon is that it's not pain from actually growing, but pain during growth spurts brought on by lots of muscle use. With some quality time at Ikea and lots of running around the house, I can believe he would be set up for that.

I remember it very vividly as a child. You're awake in bed with all of this pain in your arms and legs, tired out of your mind, which only makes you have weird day dreams. You really want someone to comfort you. It's a generally awful experience, and you can't really communicate to your parents what it is that's actually wrong. I remember my mom was always skeptical that anything was wrong, which just made it even more frustrating for me.

We tried to cut Simon some slack today, because he was really pathetic. Fortunately he had a pretty good wind down with some Sesame Street and a snack. Crossing my fingers for a better night. Just after 11, and no waking yet.


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