one day left to live series - 6 months and 28 days

Well I had been trying to get Sripathi to sleep well and for this I was checking out sleep therapy and could not find anything on such lines. And probably a week back while I was browsing Amazon.com I found a book called the 90 minute baby sleep program. I first checked the number of pages, because #1 I cannot spend too much time to read and understand stuff when I could possibly be putting Sripathi to sleep. And the book fared well on that aspect at 184 pages. And next was the reviews and the book seemed to impress me with several rave reviews. So i decided to give it a try and bought it. When i saw the order details on my mail it read that the book would arrive only in the second week of June and i sort of forgot about it.

And suddenly yesterday evening i saw this small book lying on the table, Aravind had checked the mailbox and had curiously opened the surprise package. I was pleasantly happy looking at the size of the book i could probably finish it while Sripathi takes a couple of naps. And that's exactly what I did today apart from checking the fight status online. Yes looks like what the author says about trying to read the signs when the baby feels sleepy which is around 90 minutes from his last nap. So I'll be following the method provided in the book and hope that Sripathi gets sufficient nap and sleep time. Sripathi had a several naps during the day, i was already trying to implement what i was reading. If this works well i would share it with other new moms i know. Probably share the book, its better to read than take my word for it. Moreover the author has done an excellent job in trying to allocate a complete chapter for all the weird questions that could come up. And most of the questions where similar or exactly same as the one running in my mind. And i checked out the author Polly Moore's website and she has a section where we can post questions and she answers them.

And yes my mother has arrived safely. She was all smiles when she came in and saw Sripathi. She is now resting well to make sure she does not have a jet lag.

one day left to live series - 6 months and 18 days

It was a long day, though Sripathi didn't have any seizures he was just not willing to sleep nor take naps. I know he is exhausted and so am I, but I don't know how he is able to stay awake for no reason. And most of the time he wants to be carried. He is not a small guy at 6 1/2 months he's already 2 1/2 feet and weighs 22 pounds. Yes he is very big for his age. Its due to a gene duplication that he's having to go through several disorders.


I'm going crazy trying to get him to rest for a while. I feel guilty getting help from my husband after all he comes back tired from work. I feel angry at myself for not being able to care for my baby and knowing that that is all I have to do in a day.


Anyway I'll keep trying harder to figure out a way. There has to be a solution to any situation.
I'll hold on to him closer and tighter as we tread this tunnel, its dark, we are scared but we'll get there somehow.

BTW I called Miss.Peg to reschedule his therapy as I was worried that exercising will provoke another seizure.

Edit: As per the neurologist's suggestion from May 18th Sripathi will have an increased dose of one of his medications

one day left to live series - 6 months and 13 days

Miss. Peg taught us few more exercises today. She also informed us that based on her evaluation from the last visit, it seems Sripathi behaves like a 2 month old baby. So our goals are now to ensure that he learns to control his head and trunk. We need to make sure Sripathi gets these exercises done at several intervals in a day. As his head is large and heavy most of these physical therapies are going to be difficult and painful for him. But we have start somewhere to help him stay independent someday. Me and Sripathi need an awful lot of strength and determination to perform these exercises.

Tomorrow is yet another therapy day. The visual therapist will be visiting Sripathi and evaluating him. BTW last night Sripathi had a tough time getting back to sleep after he woke up at around 2:00 a.m. He got some nap probably 30-40 mins twice this afternoon. I know that's not enough at all. Babies his age are supposed to nap 2 to 4 hours in the day and sleep for 12 hours at night. And Sripathi probably manages to get some 7 hours of sleep during the night and just 40 minutes of nap time during the day. This is the reason i'm trying to find about sleep therapy.

I was just looking up for some quote on sleep and see what i found
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. ~Leo J. Burke

Good night

one day left to live series - 6 months and 9 days

After a meltdown the previous evening and the following morning, i decided to bring a change before i lose it all. Moreover this is my first Mother's day. Happy Mother's day to me.

Sripathi is now 6 months and 9 days old. Its because of this soul that I'm changing myself and my life and I'm glad. He has been having an extremely hard time getting to sleep at night leave alone the worst part of getting an afternoon nap. But surprisingly today was a just amazing. He could actually catch up on some nap time without me having to rock him all along. He slept beside me for almost 3 hours, although he did wake up once in between but was able to get back to sleep in less than 20 minutes. I'm not going to prove myself with a photograph of a sleeping Sripathi with the date and time stamped on, as its against our culture to click pictures of a sleeping baby.

And I cannot believe myself that I actually hand sewed an outfit for Sripathi in less than 2 hours. I probably got all that energy just watching him sleep. Though I knit, this is the first time I have sewed anything.

And to mark the big change in my perspective, I decided to take him out for something fun. So off we went to Bruster's for Ice cream. And no I didn't feed my 6 month old any ice cream.

Also as part of the change, my dear husband will be sleeping along with Sripathi every night and will come to get me from the couch when he wakes up to be nursed.
And this is the time I would get to blog.


"Take nothing for granted in a second it can all be gone"

Y . A . W . N

Though I'm sleep deprived, I somehow gathered the energy to blog
I was just thinking how my perspective has changed in oh so many ways after we brought our son home. I'm sure many moms can relate to this.

1. I seem to let my husband drive the car more often without any arguments, as I prefer to catch up with some sleep at the back like my son.
2. At home the Boppy is my best friend.
3. I'm not sure if I always mentioned where I’m going or what I’m doing to my husband, ironically now he knows how many times I use the loo.
4. Would kiss the hands of the person who invented diapers and wipes.
5. And the person who invented the wipes warmer deserves a Nobel prize.
6. Cannot appreciate the proverb "Silence is Golden" enough when my son is sleeping.
7. Great - I'm wearing a wrinkled pair of pants and a faded T-shirt while making 6 decisions over what to put on my son... Onsie or sleep 'n play...
8. I could enter my prized collection of gift bags into some weird contest.
9. Facebook seems to be the best entertainment when my son takes his afternoon siesta.
10. While not blogging or facebooking, I keep wondering how did my grand moms ever manage a houseful of children.