Sleep.
So as most of you know. I like to sleep. and I sleep deep.
I am going to share some things that I am actually rather embarrassed about- and if it weren't for Tyler... Well. Lucy is lucky to have such a good dad.
Tyler is a light sleeper.
I am a deep sleeper.
Everyone told me that once I had a baby that I would be able to hear her crying and have the motherly instinct and wake up immediately.
They were wrong.
The problem is Tyler hears her first. It would take about 5 minutes of Lucy talking/crying for me to even budge, and Tyler is awake in a nano-second of her 'stirring'.
Now to the confessions:
When Lucy is sick, or not sleeping well, which thank goodness isn't that often-
He gets up with Lucy for the most part, because well, I sleep through it.
I know you might think Im just trying to get out of not getting up....
But sincerely.
I don't hear a thing.
Sometimes I will wake up in the morning with Lucy right next to me and have no idea how she got there.
I feel really bad.
Tyler tells me frequently that he is the only dad he knows that gets up in the middle of the night with his kids.
And, maybe, just maybe if he let her cry long enough I would get up.
Good thing Lucy has a nice dad.
This morning Lucy rolled off the bed. AGAIN.
I was sleeping right next to her, and she crawled off.
Tyler can't figure out how this can happen. I mean I was laying right next to her- right?
Thanks Ty.
I think I have a sleep disorder. Seriously.
At least now I can wake up to an alarm. Ugh.
I dare a marching band to come play down our street in the middle of the night. Even with our paper thin windows. I will be off in dream land.
I dream very vividly every night- do you think that has something to do with it?
Oh. and I can sleep for an unusual amounts of time. Like 10pm- noon no problems. Every day.
I'm weird.
I am going to share some things that I am actually rather embarrassed about- and if it weren't for Tyler... Well. Lucy is lucky to have such a good dad.
Tyler is a light sleeper.
I am a deep sleeper.
Everyone told me that once I had a baby that I would be able to hear her crying and have the motherly instinct and wake up immediately.
They were wrong.
The problem is Tyler hears her first. It would take about 5 minutes of Lucy talking/crying for me to even budge, and Tyler is awake in a nano-second of her 'stirring'.
Now to the confessions:
When Lucy is sick, or not sleeping well, which thank goodness isn't that often-
He gets up with Lucy for the most part, because well, I sleep through it.
I know you might think Im just trying to get out of not getting up....
But sincerely.
I don't hear a thing.
Sometimes I will wake up in the morning with Lucy right next to me and have no idea how she got there.
I feel really bad.
Tyler tells me frequently that he is the only dad he knows that gets up in the middle of the night with his kids.
And, maybe, just maybe if he let her cry long enough I would get up.
Good thing Lucy has a nice dad.
This morning Lucy rolled off the bed. AGAIN.
I was sleeping right next to her, and she crawled off.
Tyler can't figure out how this can happen. I mean I was laying right next to her- right?
Thanks Ty.
I think I have a sleep disorder. Seriously.
At least now I can wake up to an alarm. Ugh.
I dare a marching band to come play down our street in the middle of the night. Even with our paper thin windows. I will be off in dream land.
I dream very vividly every night- do you think that has something to do with it?
Oh. and I can sleep for an unusual amounts of time. Like 10pm- noon no problems. Every day.
I'm weird.
Your post makes me laugh so hard because I am the same way! Maybe not quite as deep of a sleeper, but Jayson wakes up to Paislee's slightest sound and it takes me like 2-3 minutes before I even hear her making noises. So let Tyler know he isn't the only dad who gets up with his daughter in the night:) p.s. I have VERY vivid dreams at night too. haha, I wonder if it is a sleep disorder...
ReplyDeleteOh me too! Tyson gets up and gets the baby out of bed every time. I didn't even hear him cry when he was sleeping in a bassinet right next to my head. I guess I don't need to feel like a bad mother any more now that I know I'm not the only one!
ReplyDeleteI am the exact same way! Ryan is already prepared to be up all night with Tabitha haha! Good to know he's not the only one :)
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