Yes, the Beastie Boys may have written the song, but my son lives it. A few posts ago I mentioned that Charlie was on a sleep strike. Well, things have only gotten worse. Often, Nick will ask me how many times he got up during the night. Because the wakings have become so frequent, I rarely even bother to look at the clock any more. Add that to total sleep deprivation, and it is hard to keep track of the number of times that Charlie and I get up together over the course of any given night. Last night I decided to keep track. I went to bed with a pen and paper next to me. Throughout the night I would reach over and scribble the time down blindly on the piece of paper. Here is what our night looked like:
Asleep at 7:45
Up at 8:35
Up at 10:25
Up at 11:50
Up at 2:40
Up at 4:00 until 5:00
Up at 7:30
Awake for the day at 9:00
As I looked over these times this morning, I realized something; a mother's love is truly unconditional. I am a person who loves/needs/looks forward to sleep. Charlie is the ONLY person who could do this to me night after night and still have my heart totally and
completely :-)
2 comments:
Oh boy Mr. Charlie, mommy needs sleep!
Hey there, I randomly tune into your blog to see how things are going! I love hearing/reading about mommy experiences! Anyway, hang in there with the sleep stuff. TRUST ME, I understand how rough it is. I am a girl that needs her sleep and anything under nine hours is not acceptable. It took Riley several months to get the whole sleeping thing down pat, but I assure you that it gets better!! After a couple of months, he turned into a 12+ hour sleeper at night, fabulous napper, etc. My point is to hopefully give you hope!!! You will sleep again, my dear! Lightly (motherhood has prevented me from ever deep-sleeping again...gotta be on my toes, I guess!), but you will sleep!! Sorry for the novel (and random)response, but I know I could have used some encouragment through those sleepless times! I also want to quickly commend your attitude...you're absolutely right on when you give credit to a mother's unconditional love! You are creating such a wonderful bond and loving foundation for him by responding to his needs so generously! :)
Jennifer Groves (Matejick)
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