6 Nights of Bliss

We've had sleep issues with Charlotte since day 1. At first, I thought that it was just a newborn thing to be up 12 hours straight, sleep for 45 minutes, and then be up for another 6 hours. But then Charlotte wasn't so new anymore, and the whole no sleep thing was getting old really quickly. Then around 8 months, she took a nap . A nap! I was so excited that I too took a nap. Then she slept 5 whole hours in a row. What the heck? Then, 2 weeks ago for the first time, Charlotte slept for 6 blissful nights without waking up once. 6 IN A ROW!! After the first night, I thought it was just a fluke. After the 4th night, I saw a glimmer of hope. And after the 6th night, I allowed myself to dream that it was for good.

Julien and I were in heaven. We caught up on sleep. We had some great conversations. We sorted our belongings in the evening. We had dinner together for the first time since before Charlotte was born.
And just as I thought that things might actually be changing and that our nights were now ours, it stopped. All of a sudden, she started her endless hours of screaming again. She refused to go to sleep on her own, and needed to be cuddled. We're back to square one with it all, and it is so darn frustrating. But we did have 6 glorious nights, which gives me hope that the next time will be longer. One day, sleep, you will be mine. Oh yes, you will be mine.