Winter Break: Part 3: Chapter 3

I totally took Jackson to the doctor on Monday for teething. Don't I feel silly! But, hear me out! For both weeks of our trips, Jackson was so un-himself! He probably was acting like a typical just-turned-one-year old, but for Jackson it was extremely off behavior. He woke up a few times in Evanston after being in bed for a few hours. He was obviously in pain. Then he was pretty crabby and overtired during the majority of our trip to Covington. He just couldn't stay asleep long enough in the mornings. I really thought he would be such a super-duper traveler since we've been doing it since he was barely two months old. Hopefully, once this teething thing is out of the way, he will go back to his usual adaptable self... I thought once we got home on Sunday, everything would be fixed. Not the case. Naps haven't been super stellar and the morning wake-ups haven't gotten a whole lot better. Monday morning he was up at 4:15am, Tuesday it was pushed to 5:55am (glorious!), and this morning it was 4:55am. When we were at the doctor, the awesome doc we saw confirmed that the symptoms of teething can really be THIS bad! He also said it's perfectly fine to let Jackson cry it out when he wakes up ridiculously early. Not only do I not want to be up, but Jackson doesn't really want to either. That made it much easier for me to let him cry the last couple of mornings! This morning really wasn't too bad, and once Jackson fell back asleep, he slept until almost 7! WOO HOO!!! I hope we are on the right track! We don't have any major plans for the next few days--just relaxing at home. I hope that our sweet boy can get back into his routine and back to his cheerful self!

P.S. At least we were able to get the boosters for both the seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines. I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to finish the entire protocol since there has been such a shortage. But, Jackson is officially fully protected now :)