I am telling you that Robert and I were both dropped on our heads when we were children!  That is the only explanation that I can fathom that would allow us both to be so freaking slow in figuring out Savvy's sudden behavior change.  Savvy has stopped napping.  She is tired.  Savvy looks worn out but her "numbers" are great.  Savvy has been a nightmare to put to bed at night taking us up to 3 hours when just a few weeks ago "Night Night" time was just precious!  We chalked it up to her being 3 and trying to push her boundaries. The child is exhausted...yawning and then this sudden burst where she will pop out of bed and start running around...it is like having someone with 2 personalities.  Then she will put her little hands up to say her prayers, close her eyes...then out of the blue legs start hitting the bed up and down ... up and down...full force...

Last night it hit me like a lead balloon over the head ... I looked at Robert and said,"she is acts like she can't help herself.  It is almost like telling an ADHD child they must sit still and then punishing them for something they can't control".....lightbulb moment.

We check the side effects of her antibiotics.  To name a few:

• skin rash (face), bruising ( you should check her legs out...but then she is 3!), severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness (no idea, she can't verbalize this)

Less serious side effects may include: (Love that these are the LESS serious side effects)

• nervousness, confusion, restless feeling (we can clearly now see this in her behavior)
• headache (again, can not verbalize this);
• sleep problems (insomnia) (Has not had a nap since starting her antibiotic except when she fell asleep in my arms from exhaustion..and we won't discuss her night time inability to get to sleep);

Ah...this sweet child has not been herself.  We sat back and thought of the timing....ohhhhhhh..........

Today, we watched her closely and I realized that I thought she had literally changed overnight...I did not put the jitterbug that she has become into perspective...during the day...we dance, she plays, her attention span has shortened but then is that really out of the ordinary for a 3 year old?...and then at night....I now realize that she can not help herself.  This sweet child was getting in trouble for behavior that she was displaying that I don't believe she could help herself with.  We sat on her bed last night and apologized to her...Mami and Super Papi told her how sorry we were for not realizing that she was not being naughty on purpose.

I actually told Robert I would not blog about this part because we would sound like crazy people..but whatever.  It is what it is.  We took her out of bed and put blankets and pillows in her red wagon....and we walked...we walked until she fell asleep.  The movement of the wagon helped calm her jitterness down....tonight we did the same...and like my magic my little girl fell asleep.  We are almost done with this round of meds.  We will have to talk to Dr. Ponytail about the next step for she is still sick....can't knock this whatever it is out of her system....errrrrr......