The Bebej Blog: Kyler -- Week 33 (6/30/12-7/6/12)

Our first week in Michigan had a lot of ups and downs. We had a great time having family come and visit over the weekend/holiday, hanging out in the pool and grilling outside. The downside to the week was that Kyler was not sleeping well at all. He normally goes to sleep around 8pm and sleeps 11-12 hours straight with two nice naps during the day ranging from 1-3 hours each. This week, Kyler wouldn't nap, nor would he go to bed peacefully and stay asleep. There were some nights that he did not really go to sleep until after 1am, but then he would sleep in until almost 10am. We thought that maybe it was just adjusting to a new location, but he had been to Grandpa and Grandma's many times before without much trouble. Kyler's top front teeth had come in, but we noticed that two other top teeth were also coming in. So we thought that all this difficult sleeping was just related to teething.

Monday night Kyler was up most of the night despite being very sleepy. He would sleep in our arms, but the instant you put him down in his crib, he would wake up screaming. Tuesday morning he felt really warm, and we found out that he had a 101 temperature, along with a sudden runny nose and lack of appetite. After talking to Aunt Sue (who is a pediatric nurse), we headed to the med station to get a check up, which revealed that Kyler had an ear infection. The poor kid had not really gotten sick since he was born, so this was a new experience for all of us. As we kept giving him antibiotics, his naps and sleep returned back to normal, albeit slower than we had hoped for. The 4th of July fireworks also did not help our sleeping, which brought Ryan to the decision that he now dislikes this holiday the most.