3:43 am
Beansprout scares me to death. He's had a nightmare. I take him back to bed and try to snuggle him back to sleep. It works as long as I'm touching him. If I twitch, he's up like a jack knife. Finally I tell him he's just got to be brave.
4:15 am
Tossing and turning. Beansprout goes potty.
4:30 am
Jerk awake by a scream. Moaning like a mummy I drag myself out of bed and schlump my way to Beansprout's bed. I blindly pat my way around the bed.
He's not there.
I hear it again and I realize where he is. Beansprout is right next to me on the ladder of their bunkbed yelling at miss THANG, who is blissfully asleep. I pat his calf. He jumps out of his skin and rattles the ladder like a cage.
Apparently he was trying to ask her if she wanted someone to cuddle with. "She wasn't listening," he tells me petulantly. It seems that she must have been doing it on purpose because that is why she does it when she's awake.
I went back to bed, but I just can't settle my mind back to sleep. I get up and get some work done for an hour before starting in on my normal day.
I'm going to stay home. Do laundry. Try to take a nap.
Try to make it till after lunch...
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Ugh! Sorry you werent able to get much sleep. Hope tonights a better night (and maybe you can get a nap today...maybe draw fake eyes on your eyelids so the kids think you are awake?
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I'm really glad you had your little getaway with your husband because now that I'm catching up, it seems you were going to need it to get through the next couple of days.
ReplyDeleteThere's not one thing I can say to you that will make it better but I will keep you in my prayers today - that you'll be given supernatural strength and rest to make it through.
Hugs.
You help me vividly remember the days (and nights) with young'uns - sleep disturbances, nightmares, wet beds.
ReplyDeleteHelen's right - that brief getaway was timely for you and Hubbend. (I just love saying Hubbend!) Hang in, as you always do. You have many friends and much love here!
Ohhhh...get some rest today. I hope tonight is better!
ReplyDeleteA nap sounds like a good idea!
ReplyDeleteHope your nap was more successful than your night! Hugs to you - every time I think about weaning Daniel back into his own bed, I think about things like this and leave him sleeping right next to me...of course that is an easy thing when hubs works nights and he's an only child.
ReplyDeleteHoping tonight is more restful for everyone!
Yikes! I hope you got to squeeze in a nap today. I remember waking up my parents quite a few times because of bad dreams...for some reason mom is the only one who can make it feel better. :)
ReplyDeleteI literally feel the exhaustion in your words. We have had so many storms lately that sleeping through the night for my two girls seems impossible so all 4 of us end up in bed together which is sooo super comfy...NOT! Hang in there...you're such a great mom by the way.
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