Yesterday was crazy busy for us and poor William was exhausted from being carted around and not napping well. As a result, he was way overtired when bedtime rolled around. And, like his parents, he twitches/startles while falling asleep, especially when he is super tired--and last night he twitched hard enough that he woke himself up three or four different times (and these weren't quick awakenings. He didn't start to twitch until he lost his pacifier, which usually took about twenty/thirty minutes after he was put in his crib. And then the startling took another ten/twenty before it got bad enough to wake him. So it was a lot of up and down for mom and dad). In trying to figure out what to do to remedy the situation, the best thing Darrell and I could think of was to build a time machine and go back to the beginning of the day and make sure we cleared our schedule enough to allow for him to get sufficient naps. And since I'm still here today complaining about the situation, it's safe to assume that our plan was unsuccessful.
Tales of a South Dakotan married to a North Carolinian
Monday, October 21, 2013
Time Travel
You know you are a (sleep exhausted) parent when you are discussing a problem with your spouse and the best only solution you can come up with is to build a time machine.
Yesterday was crazy busy for us and poor William was exhausted from being carted around and not napping well. As a result, he was way overtired when bedtime rolled around. And, like his parents, he twitches/startles while falling asleep, especially when he is super tired--and last night he twitched hard enough that he woke himself up three or four different times (and these weren't quick awakenings. He didn't start to twitch until he lost his pacifier, which usually took about twenty/thirty minutes after he was put in his crib. And then the startling took another ten/twenty before it got bad enough to wake him. So it was a lot of up and down for mom and dad). In trying to figure out what to do to remedy the situation, the best thing Darrell and I could think of was to build a time machine and go back to the beginning of the day and make sure we cleared our schedule enough to allow for him to get sufficient naps. And since I'm still here today complaining about the situation, it's safe to assume that our plan was unsuccessful.
Yesterday was crazy busy for us and poor William was exhausted from being carted around and not napping well. As a result, he was way overtired when bedtime rolled around. And, like his parents, he twitches/startles while falling asleep, especially when he is super tired--and last night he twitched hard enough that he woke himself up three or four different times (and these weren't quick awakenings. He didn't start to twitch until he lost his pacifier, which usually took about twenty/thirty minutes after he was put in his crib. And then the startling took another ten/twenty before it got bad enough to wake him. So it was a lot of up and down for mom and dad). In trying to figure out what to do to remedy the situation, the best thing Darrell and I could think of was to build a time machine and go back to the beginning of the day and make sure we cleared our schedule enough to allow for him to get sufficient naps. And since I'm still here today complaining about the situation, it's safe to assume that our plan was unsuccessful.
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