On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that parents aren’t supposed to have favorites when it comes to their kids but after last night, Cara is looking like a freakin’ rockstar. This favoritsm is, I’ll admit, colored by a lack of sleep. Oliver’s problem has never been going to sleep. That kid could go to sleep… Continue reading Lack of Sleep Leads to Favoritism
Oliver has been doing this weird thing where he wakes up around 3am and then screams bloody freakin’ murder until someone comes and gets him out of his room. Granted, I realize we’ve conditioned him to do this since we have repeatedly followed the same routine of blindly stumbling into his room in the dark… Continue reading Sleep Already, Toddler!
Ask and ye shall receive and stuff, y’all. Yesterday went just like any normal day. Breakfast, lunch, nap [Ollie. Not me.], Tucker home from work and then dinner. After that, I worked for a little bit while Tucker bathed the kids. At some point, I lay down on the couch and the entire room started spinning. I… Continue reading Fulfilled Expectations Make Me Sleepy
Why, yes! Yes this is another post about not getting a lot of sleep and it’s also a post where I whine about Oliver not sleeping. Again. Cause that’s the main thing coloring just about everything I think about these days. To be fair to Tucker, instead of going for a run this morning, Tucker… Continue reading Pillow Kitty Says Oliver Should Sleep More
Being up super early is a double edged sword. On the one…edge…I’m up and can’t go back to sleep so I might as well get the day’s work out of the way. The other edge/side/whatever is I’ve been up [off and on] since 2am and I’m tired. I’m really, really tired. I’m tired enough that… Continue reading I’m Awake…That’s About It
It has been a very busy couple of days. On a whim, I made an appointment with a new psychologist and had my first appointment last night. I’m not sure what my first impression of him is. Of course, before I made the appointment, I did some research on the guy and he’s ex-Army, has… Continue reading One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The problem with going on any sort of overnight trip is it completely screws up the kids’ sleep schedules. We’ve been home for four nights now and Cara and Ollie are still out of sorts. When we stayed at Tucker’s parents’ house, Cara slept with Tucker’s parents and Ollie slept in our bed so that… Continue reading Sleep Deprivation is Torture, People!
One of the very popular topics when I first started writing this blog was Cara and her problems sleeping. Her problem being that she didn’t like sleeping unless she was firmly attached to my boob or strapped on my in her sling. In desperation, I bought Dr. Ferber’s book, read it and decided that it… Continue reading Do You Know the Super Nanny?
I am dragging the ass tonight. [And not Tucker. heh] I’ve been messing around with Dreamweaver some [site design, blah, blah, blah] and Tucker and I didn’t go to bed until around 11pm last night. Normally that isn’t an issue since both kids generally sleep until around 7:30 am and as long as I get… Continue reading I Need Sleep
One thing that’s so cool about having a laptop and a wireless router is that I’m able to sit in the middle of my bed right now and write this. Everyone and thing in my house is asleep right now and I’m taking this chance to get some work done. Cara stayed at Mom’s house… Continue reading I’m the Only One Awake
Last night was a tough night. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve bathed Cara and after a bit of playtime, have told her that it’s bedtime and to find Ugly Dog and to head on into her room. She fusses and bitches, but follows me into her room, nonetheless. I nurse her and lay… Continue reading I Hope that Tonight is Better
I’m going to have to bust out my Ferber book. Cara was up at least three times last night; it might have been more, but I quite counting after three. Once is fine; I have to feed Biscuit around 4am. But, for the past couple of nights, Cara has been waking numerous times and refusing… Continue reading It’s Going to Be One of Those Days