Not yet recovered from my absence yesterday, here I am again not going to work today. All the previous nights of very little sleep has taken its toll on my health. I’m now sick.

Like the usual mornings we’ve had since Mateo came, I was already up by 4 am. Mateo had apparently worn his mom out the whole night. With only one eye remaining open, andrea begged me furiously to watch over the baby because she needed to rest badly. So I did.

Now, if only Mateo would lie down quietly and play with himself, I would have no problem taking care of him and getting some rest at the same time. But he would not. At least not recently. He used to be that way when he was still a few weeks old but he’s in this stage right now where he sleeps very lightly, wakes up during odd times of the night, and cries when he’s not being carried and swayed constantly when he’s awake. I’m not entirely sure if this is a developmental stage or an effect of his lab test last weekend.You see, for the past few nights after his VCUG procedure, he’s been more irritable than usual. As a result, he’s been testing andrea’s patience to the limit (and mine too). We’ve also stayed up a lot longer than before. Maybe this is why andrea and I are feeling a little out of the weather lately. Huhuhu! My head hurts and I’ve resorted to drinking pain relievers again just to get some relief from the throbbing. I’m sick again! Huhuhu!