Yes, my friends, that's what time That Kid went to sleep today. 4:53am. I was exhausted after taking a trailer load over to The Estate (our new house) and told That Dad if we had already eaten I would have gone to bed at 8 (we don't eat until 9:30 or 10 most nights...not by *my* choice...That Dad likes to eat late and I like to eat with That Dad :) ), but as it ended up I stayed up until 11:30. That was after rocking That Kid (who says, "No rock you, please!" when I ask him, "Do you want me to rock you?" Love this guy!) for over an hour. I.was.done.
So, at 11:30 I took That Kid and we got in bed. And he kept getting up. At midnight, he went down to the basement and was playing That Dad's drums. I'm sure the neighbors *loved* that!! But, on second thought, if I was sleeping through the drum solo the neighbors probably did too!! That's when That Dad took over.
They watched Noggin. They played. They rocked, and rocked, and rocked. And That Kid would not go to sleep. Eventually they both came back upstairs. I grabbed a bottle of milk (yes, my almost 3 year old has started taking a bottle at night again. Great Mama, I am!) and rocked him in bed. He was out in about 5 minutes. That Dad was wishing he'd given That Kid milk 4 hours ago. :)
I was especially thankful That Dad was home, and took care of That Kid. He's a great daddy!!
Showing posts with label bedtime adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bedtime adventures. Show all posts
Friday, August 21, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
So...about that big boy bed...
It has ruined my life. Really.
Night 1 - Didn't sleep in the bed. Kept getting up. I kept putting him back *in* the bed a'la Supernanny, he kept getting out. Finally, I decided I was going to sit by him until he fell asleep (again, a'la Supernanny)...except I fell asleep on the floor. That Kid took that opportunity to get out of bed and run around trying to catch "beebles" (bugs) for his bug house. That Dad came upstairs when he heard me yelling at That Kid for trying to catch a pincher bug. That Kid ended up sleeping in our bed that night. I love when he sleeps with us...That Dad and I each get about 1/8th inch of mattress while That Kid and That Dog get the rest of the queen sized bed!
Night 2 - That Kid spent his afternoon nap in the bed, so I just knew if I put him in there asleep he would sleep in his bed! I decided I would rock him to sleep. Since he had a late nap and didn't wake up until 6:30, then had a late dinner, he had a late bed time. At 10:45 I started rocking him. At 11:15, I had him almost asleep, so I went and laid him down in the bed. He got up. Took him back out to the living room and rocked him some more. Fought with him. Took off my shirt because he spit milk out of his mouth all over me (he was trying to be a fountain...funny...). Rocked him some more. Sang him his night night song ("Night night, night night, time for sleep, time for sleep! Night night, night night, close your eyes go to sleep!" Lather, rinse, repeat until child is asleep. I got it from Yo Gabba Gabba, but they sing "nap time" instead of night night.)...it didn't work. He kept sitting up to touch my eyes. Finally, at 12:40 he went to sleep. Slept until 8:30. I was thrilled.
Night 3 - Didn't take a nap, fell asleep during dinner around 7:30. I put him in his bed, and he stayed there. Until 3:30. Unfortunately That Dad is working nights for the next two weeks, covering for someone on vacation. So when That Kid came and got in bed with me, I thought he'd go right back to sleep. Nope. Not even for a minute. He turned on the "T" (TV) looking for "Goggin" and "Kinekines" (Noggin and Little Einsteins). Found some Jack Hanna animal show and watched that, then watched America's funniest videos and was laughing at all the animal videos. Then it was 5:00. He figured how to turn the channel to Noggin, and watched that for a while. At 6:00 That Dad came home from work and found That Kid on the kitchen floor playing. Put That Kid in bed with me, he screamed and threw a fit and locked the bedroom door. Then he unlocked the bedroom door and decided Noggin wasn't good enough, he wanted to watch something else, so he turned on the TV in the living room where he found "MANNY! HANNY MANNY!!!!!!!!" (Handy Manny). That Dad told me to just try to get some more rest and said he would watch That Kid. I finally had my first uninterrupted sleep since 3:30...and got to sleep until 8:30 when I would usually wake up to go to church. Decided not to go to church because...That Kid finally fell back to sleep while eating his breakfast. He's back in his big boy bed....and I'm going to go fold laundry. Yea.
Night 1 - Didn't sleep in the bed. Kept getting up. I kept putting him back *in* the bed a'la Supernanny, he kept getting out. Finally, I decided I was going to sit by him until he fell asleep (again, a'la Supernanny)...except I fell asleep on the floor. That Kid took that opportunity to get out of bed and run around trying to catch "beebles" (bugs) for his bug house. That Dad came upstairs when he heard me yelling at That Kid for trying to catch a pincher bug. That Kid ended up sleeping in our bed that night. I love when he sleeps with us...That Dad and I each get about 1/8th inch of mattress while That Kid and That Dog get the rest of the queen sized bed!
Night 2 - That Kid spent his afternoon nap in the bed, so I just knew if I put him in there asleep he would sleep in his bed! I decided I would rock him to sleep. Since he had a late nap and didn't wake up until 6:30, then had a late dinner, he had a late bed time. At 10:45 I started rocking him. At 11:15, I had him almost asleep, so I went and laid him down in the bed. He got up. Took him back out to the living room and rocked him some more. Fought with him. Took off my shirt because he spit milk out of his mouth all over me (he was trying to be a fountain...funny...). Rocked him some more. Sang him his night night song ("Night night, night night, time for sleep, time for sleep! Night night, night night, close your eyes go to sleep!" Lather, rinse, repeat until child is asleep. I got it from Yo Gabba Gabba, but they sing "nap time" instead of night night.)...it didn't work. He kept sitting up to touch my eyes. Finally, at 12:40 he went to sleep. Slept until 8:30. I was thrilled.
Night 3 - Didn't take a nap, fell asleep during dinner around 7:30. I put him in his bed, and he stayed there. Until 3:30. Unfortunately That Dad is working nights for the next two weeks, covering for someone on vacation. So when That Kid came and got in bed with me, I thought he'd go right back to sleep. Nope. Not even for a minute. He turned on the "T" (TV) looking for "Goggin" and "Kinekines" (Noggin and Little Einsteins). Found some Jack Hanna animal show and watched that, then watched America's funniest videos and was laughing at all the animal videos. Then it was 5:00. He figured how to turn the channel to Noggin, and watched that for a while. At 6:00 That Dad came home from work and found That Kid on the kitchen floor playing. Put That Kid in bed with me, he screamed and threw a fit and locked the bedroom door. Then he unlocked the bedroom door and decided Noggin wasn't good enough, he wanted to watch something else, so he turned on the TV in the living room where he found "MANNY! HANNY MANNY!!!!!!!!" (Handy Manny). That Dad told me to just try to get some more rest and said he would watch That Kid. I finally had my first uninterrupted sleep since 3:30...and got to sleep until 8:30 when I would usually wake up to go to church. Decided not to go to church because...That Kid finally fell back to sleep while eating his breakfast. He's back in his big boy bed....and I'm going to go fold laundry. Yea.
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