and that makes me so sad.
My 1yo DS2 is having massive separation anxiety, daytime and night time. To the point that we have to have him in our bed as he won't sleep in his. But that's another problem.
Tonight, once again, my lovely 3yo DS who's been running a v high temperature for the last couple of days, had to be left in front of a DVD in bed for 1h30 while I was wrestling DS2 to sleep. DS2'd been moaning and rubbing his eyes and yawning since 7, but everytime I lay him down, he'd sit upright and start crying his heart out as if I were abandoning him forever.
So after 30 mins trying, I took him downstairs for 5 minutes to make some dinner for DS1. Yes I know, you have to be consistent and stick to what you do, but sometimes you just can't.
After several ups and downs as above, I managed at last to put him to bed at 9.
I hurried to DS1's bedroom saying "i'm SO sorry darli..." and there he was fast asleep in front of the DVD still running.
I could have cried.
Bedtime for DS2 has become so horrific that I can't even look after my sick little boy. I could have kept DS2 with me in DS1's bedroom, but DS2's so noisy that DS1 would rather I took yelling brother away.
And it is like this most evenings. DS1 only gets to watch TV in bed when he's sick though. Normally at that time he would be reading a book or something, on his own, still.
How he will not become madly jealous and resentful of his baby brother, I don't know.
Help...