9 month leap/ growth spur.

Our daughter, Emily, officially entered the 7th leap. And boy, did it take us by surprise. Wonder weeks app is so damn accurate, it's scary.

She's been on a solid routine and been sleeping like a champ for months now. In her room, in her crib. No crying, just a happy baby, once put down, she played with her hands for a few minutes and she was out.. slept 12 hours a night..

Tonight out of nowhere, she got up and started screaming like I've never heard her scream before. I waited 5 minutes in hopes of her settling down. No such thing. Got worried, went in, she saw me and now was wailing on top of her lungs. Picked her up, she stooped.. she sobbed and past out in my arms.. the moment I put her in her crib, wailing.. checked for fever, checked her diaper, gave her orAgel for teething..but nothing helped..

Ps- we decided to co sleep tonight

Standing in her crib, wailing.. plopping down, asleep for 30 seconds and back at it.. I went and checked wonder weeks and boom- there it was.. leap number 7. In full force..and this one is a big one..and a long one.. lasts almost 3 months. She's also hitting separation anxiety stage full speed. Haven't been able to put her down anywhere during the day for more than 5 minutes because she literally screams until she pukes. As much as I want to wear her or hold her, I'm 5 foot and 95 lbs, with a twisted vertebrae in my back, and she's 23 lbs. My back and arms are crippled with pain from holding her alll day.

After spending an hour on Google and another hour reading a whole wonder weeks chapter on leap 7.. I feel both relief and hopeless... I'm happy that there's nothing wrong with her, but I'm hopeless because this leap will be the end of me..

Separation anxiety, leaps/ growth spurs, teething, all at the same time.. messed up the whole routine, her sleep pattern, and she seems miserable. Yet all of it is quite normal. ..wishing and hoping it will get better soon.. for both of us.