I don't know what's going on, but I'm thisclose to losing it. LO has decided to stop sleeping. He went from waking up once, maybe twice a night (in 14 hours) to being up every.hour. It's sucked, and I'm exhausted but I've managed because he's still napped well....we've been averaging 1-1.5 hours, which is huge for my used to be 30 minute napper.

But today. Oh good lord today. He's fought every.single.nap. Hard. Standing up, screaming--wailing--at the top of his lungs every time I leave the room. He's now been up for 5 hours, when 2, sometimes 3, is his normal limit. I've been trying to get him down for a last nap for almost 2 hours. He's exhausted, I can see it in his eyes, and he's giving me huge sleep cues.

But he will.not.sleep.

I've tried every trick I know. Dancing, rocking, nursing, putting a hand on his chest and shhing and/or singing...he'll be asleep or nearly asleep and the second I turn away he's standing up screaming at me in an unearthly tone. And it doesn't let up. Sometimes he'd cry for a minute or two before a nap but would go almost right down. Now...well, 10 minutes is the very longest I can listen to this before going back in. And as soon as I go in he smiles at me. But if I leave it's an unearthly wail. I'd almost be willing to throw him in the Ergo but he won't sleep in it.

I feel like I haven't slept in weeks, and I've barely seen my husband...he got called in on Saturday and didn't get off until 1am last night...I'm so exhausted and am thisclose to screaming.

He's almost 9 months. Please, please, please tell me this is a phase that will pass, soon.