Apparently it's not common, but it's not all to uncommon either. Who knew? I guess that is my own ignorance shining through.
Last night was rough. One of those nights that really test you as a person and mother. I put Khloe down as usual, however, she was awake and screaming by 11:00PM. I went in and held her and once she had calmed down I tried putting her back down. Nope, not happening. Well, she has been coughing and has had a stuffy nose for the past week. I figured that was bugging her so I grabbed the Tylenol and rocked her until she fell asleep. When I tried laying her down again, she woke right up and grabbed my neck and started screaming Mommy, Mommy, Mommy. Okay, well it's 11:30PM now, so I decide to take her in my room to see if she will fall asleep with me. Nope. Finally at 12:00AM I take her and lay her in her crib. She is crying, but soothes herself enough to fall asleep within a few minutes. Throughout the night she would wake but put herself back to sleep without my assistance.
4:45AM comes around. Khloe wakes back up screaming. More Tylenol. But she refuses to sleep anymore. I'm crying by this point. I hate to admit it. I do NOT do well on little to no sleep. Like I said above, a very real test! However, this time is different. She is grabbing herself saying owie owie owie and crying. Talk about heartbreaking!
THANKFULLY, after a call to the ER, I was told there is an InstaCare in Orem that is open on Sundays. Hallelujah! I was there before they even turned the Closed sign to Open. Two hours later and one bizarre contraption to catch urine in a toddler, we get the confirmation that momma's instinct of UTI was dead on.
Khloe started showing great improvement shortly after her first dose of the prescribed meds. She took a 3 hour nap (the longest stretch of sleep she has had since Friday) and I have not seen her grabbing at herself in apparent pain. Now the real test, a good night's sleep. We both need it after last night and today.
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