Teething Woes

Caleb is cutting 4 teeth right now. They are eye teeth and they are taking their sweet old time making an appearance. The week we got home from our trip the boys had a checkup in which Dr. Schuler noted Caleb's eye teeth starting to come through. THAT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO!!! Which isn't a big deal, really, except for the fact that 3 to 4 times a week Caleb is waking up around 2 or 3 a.m. and staying up until 6 or 7. He then falls back asleep until 8:00 and is up for the day. Last night he woke up at 2:30....and never went back to sleep! Don't ask me how a one year old can even function the following day after gettting such a poor's night rest but he was up and playing most of the day and didn't get a great nap either. He's not happy, of course, but he's plugging through on five hours of sleep a night and I'm a little concerned that this pattern may turn into a habit if he doesn't get back on track soon. It is going on 11:00 p.m. as I type this and he is just falling asleep now. I know teething affects his sleep patterns and I can grit my teeth (no pun intended) and bear it....usually. But when will this end? I am not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and I'm kind of feeling depressed about it. The sleep deprivation is starting to get to me and I'm feeling run down. I know when this is over it'll be over and life will go on, but right now, it is still very much happening and I need to know how to cope with limited sleep and a crabby toddler who is in pain and irritable most of the day. On top of it all, he now has a cold. Could be so much worse in the whole scheme of things...but waah! waah! waah!