Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
April 22, 2010
I have 3/4 of a post written for today, but I’m too tired to finish it. I’m too tired to focus my brain or my eyes. If this chair I’m sitting in reclined, I’d be asleep in seconds.
Parker has been sick since Saturday (today is Thursday for those of you keeping track). Every night since Saturday he has woken up somewhere between 12am and 2am. Every night since Saturday he has stayed awake for anywhere between 2 and 4 hours.
You forget how much you enjoy sleeping between 12am and 4am until you can’t do it 4 days in a row.
Zach is also sick. I have to give the guy credit though. Despite the exhaustion and complete face leak he’s been suffering, he’s still gotten up with Parker and me every night, and helped with every other kid duty. He’s feeling awful, but hasn’t let it slow him down in the kid assistance department which has been awesome.
But I’m still so tired. The kind of exhaustion you feel when you have a 2 week old baby who nurses around the clock kind of tired. Nearly falling asleep at your desk or driving your kids home from day care tired.
When is someone going to call me up and tell me that they’ve booked a quiet hotel room for me to crash in for a week? Because that’s what I really need at this point. I need a week of uninterrupted sleep, sleep and more sleep. I’ll try to get a more coherent post up sometime after I’ve managed more than 2 consecutive hours of sleep…
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January 1, 2010
Apparently the general consensus is that 2009 sucked, and it won’t be difficult for 2010 to be a better year. Globally, I agree with that. The economy sucked, and still does. There was death, starvation, hardship and misery. However, my little family had an amazing year. While Parker was technically born in 2008, he really only spent a day and a half in 2008. In 2009 he had his first year of life. He learned to roll over, to crawl, to walk, to say mama and dada and cat, to smile and giggle and laugh. He learned how much he loved his family, and he learned to cuddle and play with us. Xander turned three. He learned to use a big boy potty. He gave up his binky and sleeps in his own bed. Both our boys slept through the night, at the same time (it doesn’t happen as frequently as we’d like yet, but we’re making progress!) I got a new job – benefited and with an awesome office. We sold our house, and found a pretty amazing house to purchase. Our extended family is happy, healthy and stable. Our friends also seem to be doing well.
We had our fair share of tough times in 2009 as well, but overall, it was a pretty amazing year and I’m sorry to see it go. I will never again have an infant. I will never again feel that joy and pride when said infant learns something new – I’ll have a similar feeling with my children continue to learn new things and surprise me as they grow, but I won’t ever watch one of my children take their first steps again, etc. I don’t want to forget that 2009 came and went. I will always remember it fondly as a year of firsts and lasts for our little family. So long 2009, and thanks for all the happy memories!
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December 2, 2009
We are pretty much settled into our rental house now. Xander is sleeping in a queen size bed and across the hall Parker is in his crib. For the most part, we’ve been sleeping blissfully well. Parker has been sleeping straight through from 7:30/8:00pm to 6:30/7:00am without a peep! We have never been a “cry-it-out” family. This resulted in Xander sleeping in our bed until well into his second year. Parker has always slept in his crib, but I would often cuddle him to sleep and then put him down. Recently he’s been rather disagreeable about cuddling before sleep. So, a few nights ago I let him cry it out. It took 12 long minutes, but then he fell asleep. We tried this with Xander when he was a baby, but when Xander woke up it would be the middle of the night, and he wouldn’t stop until you picked him up, so we gave up pretty quickly. Last night after we read books, I tried to cuddle Parker for a few minutes but he would have none of it, so after lots of hugs and kisses I put him in his crib, covered him up and walked out. He squeaked maybe twice and then fell silent.
I feel like we’ve finally turned a corner when it comes to sleep in our house. Parker’s been sleeping great for almost 2 weeks now, and Xander has occasionally woken up, but most nights goes back to sleep quickly. Ahh… Sleep – it’s a wonderful, wonderful thing 
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July 21, 2009
Parker & "Uncle Peegee"
Dear Squeaky,
Somehow you have developed into a little person who can survive on 20 minute naps. I know others have tried this method and found it successful. Your father and I are not those people. We function much, much better with 8 or more hours of sleep – straight. We can still function pretty well on 5, and if we have to, on 4. However, the 3 hours you’ve been allotting us for the past 3 days is not really helpful. You see, my bosses don’t find it cute or endearing when I fall asleep in meetings. I’ve walked into more doorways than I can count because I’m too tired to pay attention to where I am going. I put bread in the microwave and rice in the bread drawer. I’ve walked into every room of our house looking for a pair of socks I had been carrying at one point (still no clue where I left them…). For a period of time yesterday I couldn’t remember how to spell the word “reciprocate”. I love the fact that you’re sleeping two or more hours at a time during the day, but I’m not around to take advantage of that time. Unless you want us to sell you to some band of Gypsies (since they are known for staying up all night dancing and partying anyway), then I think it would be an excellent idea if you tried sleeping for longer stretches of time.
Love,
Mommy (who is on the verge of sleep deprivation psychosis)
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March 3, 2009
Sleepy Baby...
The changing table in our house appears to have some sort of magic ability in it to put Parker to sleep. When he is fussy, the changing table will calm him. If we buckle him onto it and take a shower, we often get out to find him fast asleep. Parker has taken more than one morning nap on that changing table. When Xander takes a bath in the evening, Parker often naps on the changing table. If I’m working on laundry, sometimes Parker naps on the changing table. I have no explanation for what is so special about this spot. The pad is curved, but he is tucked into plenty of curved or walled spaces and they don’t all have this effect. Whatever the reason, the changing table is a happy place for Parker, and regardless of why, we certainly appreciate it’s magical powers!
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