Sleep depraved

We have been fortunate to have both our girls sleep okay.  Joy has been a fantastic sleeper, of course a few exceptions.  She has even taken to sleeping in her new bed.  Ava for the most part and being a four month old sleeps okay. That is until this weekend.  Beginning Thursday night she woke up at 12:30 am, 2 am, 4 am.  She would do some as Wendy calls it, "death cries".  We were a little concerned that she would wake up Joy and then we would have two awake girls early in the morning.

It was a frustrating time to say the least.  Wendy was not getting much sleep and when momma is not happy.  Well bad things can happen.  I was not happy because of course I thought Ava should be sleeping.  Since she had been sleeping consistently for two months.  Apparently four months is a big time of change for babies.  Of courses babies are unpredictable and only a crazy person (me) would think they will always do the same thing.

Needless to say, we were praying that last night would be different.  We gave Ava her bath and she started dozing off.  Is this good or bad?  She fell asleep by nine. I put her down and fifteen minutes she cried out.  I picked her up and held her some more.  I think Wendy fed her.  The rest of the night is a blur.  The next thing I knew it was 10:30 and Wendy woke me up for bed.  Wendy had just said Ava had been down since 10 and hopes she sleeps the night.  We heard that sound of crying.  I rush to Ava's room and insert the pacifier.  Ava closes her eyes and turns her head.  Fast forward to the morning.  No crying!  While I was up before everyone else I did Ava cry out, but only once.  I waited to see if more would come, but fortunately did not.

Everyone was still resting when I left for work this morning.  I hope that this weekend was an exception and we will get back to the restful nights.