Bumps, Bruises and Boogers

Dear Jericho,
 One of the hardest things about being a Mommy so far has been hearing your screams and cries. Mommy has been getting her fair share of that lately and I would like for it to be over.
 It all started two nights ago. Our night time routine of you waking up once per night and getting a bottle was turned upside down when I went back to work. Instead, now when you wake up I feed you which takes about an hour not including changing diaper time. Which you scream and cry through now and it sucks. Your cries in the middle of the night hurt my already sleep deprived head. A couple nights ago you started coughing when I would put you down to sleep from your midnight snack. Your sister, Alexis, had been sick and was holding you a couple days prior to that and your coughing and stuffy nose was just what she had. I guess now you will know your first cold was when you were 2 months old... and it sucks.
  It is difficult for you to sleep but you seem to be okay during the day. This means instead of you waking up once per night, you are uncomfortable and waking up maybe two or three times a night. I'm feeding you to soothe you back to sleep but the second you stop eating and I think we get to both go back to bed it doesn't work out. You being uncomfortable is so sad and I wish I could take your cold away and have it for myself. We would both get some sleep if it were that easy!
  I pretty much spent most of my day today fishing boogers out of your nose. Its not one of the most glamorous things about being a Mom but anything to help you breathe easier and sleep longer at this point, I'll do.
 Today, you got your first bump. No, it didn't bruise but I believe I have a bruise on my heart because I was the one that did it. You were a happy baby for a small portion of the day so I put you to play under your activity mat. Eventually you started to get sleepy so I was picking you up to put you on my shoulder to start putting you to sleep and I hit your head (gently) on the lamp in the family room. You hardly cried, in fact it was more of a whine. However, I cried for about 30 minutes. Shortly after I hit your head on the light you spit up (which is common for you) then you went to sleep in about 5 minutes after I started rocking you. But the two of these things together is a sign of a concussion and so the not-so-calm side of Mommy panicked. I saved us a trip to the ER by rationalizing your symptoms and waking you up from your sleep a couple times. You were not happy about this and screamed at me until you got comfortable enough to go back to sleep, but your fussiness and anger towards me was a relief.
  Tonight Daddy worked so when he was trying to get ready for bed, I gave you a bath and a bottle. Within a little while you are asleep and so is Daddy. I can't hear a peep out of you from the baby monitor, but I can sure hear Daddy snoring. Good thing that doesn't wake you up.
 I Love you so much Jericho, but Mommy is going to go to sleep tonight and I hope you don't wake up for a few hours.