Yesterday morning: 4:18. I am awakened by the sound of Muffin Man's bedroom door opening. I wait. He appears next to me. "Mommy? Can I sleep with you?" I was tired. I didn't want to wake up enough to take him back to bed. I let him crawl in with us.
This morning: 4:25. I am awakened by the sound of Muffin Man's bedroom door opening. I wait. He appears next to me. "Mommy? Can I sleep with you?". This time, I am slightly more alert. I do not want this to be a nightly occurance. I say no.
"But I want you to sleep with me!" I bring him back to bed. He asks me again to sleep with him. I am too tired to get into a big thing with him. I bring blankets and pillows into his room and sleep on the floor next to his bed. He is in his own bed. A slight improvement, but still, not what I am aiming for. He cries in his sleep around 5:30, an obvious nightmare. I shush him and he seems comforted, he stops calling out. I am glad at that moment that I'm in his room, but still, it's not what I am aiming for.
What am I aiming for? I want what we had before our trip to Tampa. Him in his bed, me in mine and everybody sleeping all the way through the night. If there is another 4 AM visit tomorrow morning, I hope I will be able to wake up enough to move toward my goal.
Through My Glasses, Dorkily
13 years ago
10 comments:
I hear ya. Our 4 (almost 5!) year old climbs into bed with us regularly. I need to get her to stay in her own bed, but when she comes in I'm just so darn tiiiired
He is too cute to resist! I can't believe you slept on the floor though, you are such a loving mom!
It was less trouble than moving the guest mattress in there. And I didn't make it big enough for him to snuggle in with me.
i hear the floor bed thing works too. i have friends who keep sleeping bags rolled up under their bed for just such a thing. i'm sure he'll be fine once he readjusts. traveling with kids can be so hard!
and thanks for the input on my site. videos are a thing of the past. :)
Thanks Moxie! You're being added to the roll right now!
:)
Oh I feel your pain. I cannot sleep with kids in the bed. I just lie there and toss in and out of sleep. Or rather I am smooshed to death.
I hope this resolves itself soon.
Must be the change of seasons. Last 2 nights my son asked to sleep with us, too -- just about 3am, I think. He hasn't asked to do that for a year. I'm so torn on what to do. Because it's unusual I figure he must need us, but -- I need some sleep!
Hope it goes well for you the next few nights.
Here's to a return to "normal" sleeping soon!
It is SO hard not to be a weinie at 4 am. I feel for ya!
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