I am so completely exhaused today, it's not even funny. Gabriel has some serious sleep issues - those being that he doesn't sleep.

If we don't drive him around at night, he doesn't go to sleep until at least after midnight. So, we pretty much have to drive around every night to get him to fall asleep.

Once he falls asleep in the car, that does not guarantee that he'll stay asleep. He also doesn't want to sleep in his bed anymore, so he's usually with us.

Last night not only was he in our bed, but he kept waking up and having screaming fits during the night. Most of these times, he wasn't even awake for the screaming fits. And every time he had one, he HAD to have Mommy. Most of the time he'd cuddle up to me and be all right, but if I turned over or went to the bathroom he would freak.

Ugh. This kid needs to learn to sleep.

And yes, we've tried almost everything. He's been using the bedtime wash and lotion since he was born. While it smells really good, it does nothing to help him sleep. We've also tried white noise, it doesn't help him sleep, it justs stimulates him to stay awake.

If he naps today, (and that's an if because he doesn't always nap) and if I have the time (also a huge if), I'd like to try and sneak in a nap as well. I'm exhaused to the point of feeling sick from sleep deprivation.

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