Sleeplessness and a college grad

It's been quite the sleepless week around the Golden house. Poor Paxton has developed allergies already-probably because it's March and everything is already in mid May bloom. He is so stuffy that it has totally messed up his sleeping pattern. Where he was down for the night by 8 and wouldn't wake up until 5 am, he is having issues going down for the night and sleeping in stretches longer than 4 hours. I have to suction him out 2-3 times a night! He is wide awake in the middle of the night. He has trouble eating because of how stuffy he is. His 4 month appointment is on the 28th, so if he is still having issues-I'll talk with the Pediatrician.

I have been doing a lot of reading on establishing a more solid bedtime routine for the other two kiddos. We were very rigid with Malachi. We were kind of tough with Haly (it helped that she has always been a great sleeper). Somehow, they still get up in the middle of the night quite often! I am sure that once Malachi starts preschool this fall-he will be exhausted and sleep so much better. I have a feeling that his poor sleeping tendencies have to do with his energy level and not being able to exert as much energy as he needs here at home. While there are plenty of things to keep his mind busy, he needs more physical exhaustion as well. This fall, he is going to be playing soccer and I think that will really help! Halynd usually sleeps through the night. If she happens to wake up, she will either console herself or climb in bed (on Donovans side :) with us until it's time to wake up.

In better news, Donovan has officially become a college graduate! He just recieved his final grades yesterday and did quite well! I am so proud of him. It's been tough finishing out college with a family. How crazy it is that priorities switch when your children come along. We went from being so focused on getting a degree in college to focusing on our kids in the blink of an eye. We hadn't planned on having any children until after college, but that was not the plan for our life together :) He will receive his Bachelor of Psychology degree. There were many late nights, frustrating tests, chapters upon chapters of reading and so much more. I'm so proud of him for all the hard work he's done to get to this point. Now, on to a Master's Degree ;)

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