• A Day with Me

    News of the week

    It was so much fun writing the everyday events last week that I wanted to continue doing it in a slightly more compact form for as long as I have the time. The week started at my mother's house. I was staying the night there, because we'd had a bad couple of weeks when it comes to sleeping because Jordan...

  • A Day with Me

    A week with me: Sunday

    2.30-4.00 am Jordan wakes up. He was already coughing a lot during supper, so I knew the night wouldn't be easy. I had raised his mattress under his head and put some onions in the room, but he still woke up with a runny nose and a cough. I gave him some Panadol...

  • A Day with Me

    A week with me: Saturday

    3-4.40 am I keep waking up to Jordan crying and thinking it's morning. Eerikki is with Jordan because it's his turn and I wonder why Jordan is so unhappy first thing in the morning. Finally I look at the time, it's only 4.40. 5.00-8.00 am Eerikki gets Jordan to fall back asleep, he says Jordan has a runny nose and we wonder if he's waking up...

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    A week with me: Friday

    1.20 am I wake up to Jordan crying. I give him the pacifier and put the blanket back on him. I go back to bed. 1:25-3:30 am Jordan cries again. I pick him up and give him some water, but nothing seems to help. He doesn't seem to be in pain...

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    A week with me: Thursday

    5.30 am Jordan wakes up again from the end of his bed. I give him a pacifier, put a blanket on him and hold his hand until he falls asleep. I can't get back to asleep anymore and I start scrolling through my phone and writing my blog. 7.58 am Jordan wakes up so I get up. 8.10 We eat breakfast. Jordan wants to eat green apple..

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    A week with me: Wednesday

    2.38-4 am Jordan wakes up from the end of his bed upset with something. I don't know if it's teeth, his stomach or something else. I give him some water from his bottle and he falls asleep on my lap. I roll in bed and finally get back asleep around 4 am. 6.05 am Jordan wakes up again. I hold his hand for five minutes and he goes back asleep. I can't fall asleep anymore...

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