Dec 04 2007
Why do I think we won’t be getting much sleep tonight?
Well, judging by our children’s performance yesterday – Squeeker was screaming unconsolably every hour or so, and when he took a break, DemonChild piped in – we are so doomed. I remember when DemonChild was going through can’t-sleep-unless-there-is-a-parent-within-touching-distance-of-me stage, and it was, shall we say, not a lot of fun. But at least DemonChild did not scream loud enough to wake the neighbors. Squeeker seems to think it is his duty to make EVERYBODY within hearing distance as upset as he is about waking up in the middle of the night.
I took a day off, because ye olde eyes were not staying open. Only reason BelovedSpouse went to work is because he stayed home sick yesterday.
Oh, and right on cue, I hear Squeeker starting to cry (and so are the neighbors, I am sure, the kid does not waste time building up to a good cry, he goes from whimper to ear-splitting in less than 10 seconds. I timed it.). Sleep, who the hell needs it?
4 Responses to “Why do I think we won’t be getting much sleep tonight?”
I told daycare to only let him nap for 2 hours
that’s all he naps, anyway. don’t think too much naps at daycare is his problem…
If that’s his usual nap, then nope, not gonna help. I’d invest in some earplugs, move your bed into the basement, and let him cry it out for the night. :) I know, easier said than done. You can always duct-tape his mouth shut. Then he can’t scream. Whimper maybe, but not scream.
Yeah, the kid is only safe because we can’t find our roll of duct-tape :-)