Friday, December 20, 2013

Nighttime babe

Me and this girl have had so many late-night chat sessions. Tallulah came into this world a terrible sleeper. She grunted ALL night long for the first few weeks, then we had an amazing 4 months of 12 hour nights courtesy of the Rock 'n Play sleeper (seriously, you should get one, they... well... rock). When we moved to Wisconsin and our apartment was 300 degrees, it was too hot for her to sleep in it and then we she outgrew it when the weather cooled off/we bought fans. We tried not one, but two cribs (after I found a Stokke at a garage sale and I had to have it) unsuccessfully and then it was back to co-sleeping. Girlfriend is 21 months and going strong in the nursing all night-hanging out with mom all night department. Yes, I'm tired. Don't tell me that I probably am. Yes, I'm ready for it to be over and would love for her to sleep through the night and have some alone time with my partner. Yes, it's awesome that I have not had a period yet but would trade 8-hour stretches of sleep for a few days a month of discomfort hands down. But yes, she is usually the most darling thing around and even at midnight we have a great time together -- webcam evidence:




4 comments:

  1. It amazes me how similar our kids are. This could have been easily been written with R's name substituted. Only difference is I am willing to trade not having a period yet for almost anything. I always remember Dr. Hudson's lesson on lactational amennorhea and hoped that would happen to me and boy do I love it. But yeah, the midnight parties are...fun.

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  2. So cute....even if it is the middle of the night.

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  3. I'm not going to say I'm jealous, but I just want to put a complaint out there to the Universe that I get my periods 2 months postpartum, even with all night nursing.

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  4. I love that girl! She is cute, but I hear you on the sleeping. I am not by best self unless I get some uninterrupted zzz's. Ben is still waking me up, often several times a night. Bad dreams, potty. Ugh.

    That song playing in the background of video #2 is one of Christopher's favorites. I forget the name.

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