It was 5.37am. I really was knackered.
The sleep deprivation was taking its toll.
Baby boy always wakes between 5.30 and 6am,beaming with the anticipation of another day with me dancing to his tune. Bear in mind, he still breastfeeds at night with startling regularity,usually from around 1am until sunrise.
Some babies sleep through by the time they reach 6 months,apparently. None of mine ever have.
Youngest daughter aged 3 (just),rises between 6 & 6.30 and second daughter between 6.30 & 7am.
I begrudgingly peel my tired body from my bed (well,the 2 inches of bed I'm left with as both Baby Boy and Y.D. prefer our bed to their own), to referee the girls as they are unable to spend more than five minutes together without W.W.3 occurring.Or so I thought.
Having staggered from the bathroom,still struggling to get my brain into gear, I hear shrieks of girly laughter and frivolity.The girls weren't arguing........they were having fun.......TOGETHER!!!!
Peering into their bedroom (now wide awake due to the shock) I see the reason for their obvious amusement. They were taking turns to sit on a re-discovered stocking-filler from last Christmas. The good old Whoopie Cushion! I couldn't help laughing along with them, especially when the older sister plonked Baby Boy onto it,much to his bewilderment,which made them both fall into hysterics. The fun continued for a good twenty minutes. I was no longer grumpy.
Thanks for lifting my spirits,girls!
Returning to the matter of sleep,second daughter did,surprisingly, need to be woken up on Tuesday morning.
"Mummy" she inquires, in a very slow,croaky little voice,"Why do you make me go to bed when I'm not tired and now you wake me up when I am?"
Second daughter often says things which make me smile.
Last night whilst watching Eastenders (OK - I confess!),she remarked "well, we all know that something bad will happen because every time they are supposed to have a happy day on programmes like Eastenders or Coronation Street,bad things always happen!"
Hmmm............maybe her bedtime should revert back from 8 to 7.30pm.!?
Yes ,I confess I watch Eastenders and Coronation Street. Religiously.
