My little Pixie has not been sleeping, yet again. I thought we had solved those problems by removing any semblance of a crib from her sight and replacing with a futon mattress on the floor. That worked for 2 nights. For the past 5 nights, she has pretty much refused to sleep unless she can feel my face pressed against hers. Then sometime in the middle of the night, she wakes and screams inconsolably. I have no idea what her deal is. She seems happy enough during the day.
I feel like my life has revolved around figuring out sleeping issues for the past 3 1/2 years.
So a smart person who hasn't slept in 3 1/2 years would take any sleep she could get. A smart person would go to bed at the same times the kids do. A smart person wouldn't stay up until 2:15 in the morning, reading.
You know who's not so smart? MOI.
Yeah, I did it again. I stayed up way too late and am now exhausted, on edge, and just bothered by everything my kids are doing today. Why do I continue to do this to myself?
Oh right. Because I really like reading. And I really like having several hours of quiet, with no babies smearing their snotty noses on my shirt and no toddlers hanging on my arm every time I try to move. I really, really like being the only one awake, enjoying time to do whatever it is that I want to do. I like sleep a lot, but on some nights I like this better.
It's just a good thing I read fast, because I would have stayed up a lot later if I hadn't finished the book ("Hunger Games." And yes, I know I am the last person on earth to read it.).
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I know exactly how you feel. DD kept me up for 2.5 hours yesterday and then woke up crying probably at least 10 times. I think it's teeth.. or maybe it's another growth spurt, if those happen at 20 months... I can totally relate to the reading part too - Hunger Games and then Catching Fire were also read till 1am in the morning in my house.
I unfortunately do not read very quickly and had to force myself to sleep without finishing the book. Now, days later, I still have the lingering headache of too little sleep that night.
And when it comes to sleep . . . I'm definitely included in the not smart category.
I do that alllllll the time. Apparently sleep is overrated. I mean you can sleep anytime but books, now those things could disappear at the drop of a hat. Especially if you have a curious toddler about.
RYN: LoL Thanks for your note. I actually wondered that out loud on her OD and apparently I am cruel and need to grow up. So who will ever know the answer to that question.
RYN: LoL Thanks for your note. I actually wondered that out loud on her OD and apparently I am cruel and need to grow up. So who will ever know the answer to that question.
Found you on Diaperswappers and am getting tickled reading your blog...I can SO relate! :)
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