Several weeks ago Everett was going through his whole sleep issue and other issues...to give an update he is doing much better.
He was given a blood test for food and mold allergies and tested positive for a moderate peanut allergy (on a scale of 1-6 he was a 4) and mild corn, soy, wheat, and egg (level 3) allergy. Apperantly level 3 can be a positive or negative. With the level 3 food allergy the doctor said to only eliminate the foods he has had a problem with. He tested negative for mold. So we have eliminated the offending foods which are peanuts, egg, corn, and high levels of soy. The vomiting stopped but the sleep issues continued. I finally said we have just got to let him work it out on his own. I know I am mean, but it is for the well being of the whole family, especially me. So we had an opportunity because our landlords went out of town for two weeks (we couldn't ever let him cry it out completely b/c he would either wake us up or them). They let us use the upstairs bedroom to let him sleep. Here's how it went down...
1st night-woke up 3 times, cried for at least an hour each time. I turned off the monitor the last time, so I am not sure, it could have been up to 3 hours. Poor kid. But very stubborn.
2nd night-woke up 2 times cried for about an hour the first time and 30 min the second.
3rd night-same as 2nd
4th night- woke up 1 time! Cried for about an hour.
5th night- woke up 1 time...about 20 min.
6th night-peace. slept 12hrs.
7th night-peace. slept 12 hrs. waking up here and there, but always able to get back to sleep.
Halleluijah. I am back to my theory of you can get most kids to sleep through the night if you are a little (or a lot in E's case) tough on them.
