So. Tired.
20Apr2007 Filed under: Blah blah blah Author: LauraI don’t know what the deal is with Lexi, but lately she’s been waking up every night - like, 2 to 3 times - crying because she’s either out of water or she wants to be covered up. It’s driving me crazy! I hate her to go thirsty, and it worries me when she’s crying because she’s so thirsty, so I always quickly fetch her a refill for her sippy cup. I think she’s got me trained now, like one of her staff. And it bugs me that she can’t just pull up her OWN blanket! Jeez, what is she, two? Oh, yeah. She is two.
So I’ve had bizarre dreams the past couple of nights, because you know how you end up sleeping not-so-restfully when you keep getting awakened, and it carries over into your dreams? I thought I’d sleep great last night, since I had two big margaritas and all, but I went to bed with a headache, worried about going to court today, and worried for Paul taking his exam today, and worried that we’d all oversleep and the world would come to an end. And then when I finally DID fall asleep, Miss Lexi woke my ass up over and over! That child.
I actually laid down when my kids went down for their nap, intending to nap along with them. I was almost asleep when the phone rang. Bleah! No rest for the weary. Oh, I hope we all sleep well tonight. Would it be bad parenting to give her red wine in her sippy cup before bedtime? Probably, huh?
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married to an enginerd named Paul, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism. In addition to playing Barbies and pretending to eat plastic food all day, Laura spends most of her time folding clean laundry, obsessing about the amount of sugar her kids eat, and vacuuming up Polly Pocket accessories. She's obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba, red wine, and Family Guy. She also regularly contributes to How Do You Do It? and authors the following blogs:
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Tracy
April 21st, 2007 at 8:54 am
I’d be surprised if the crying was actually about either the water or the blanket. It’s probably more that she wants reassurance that you’ll come if she needs you. BUT…for the sake of sanity - could you give her an extra cup of water, and buy her footy pajamas? In the potty training wars, those things won’t be good, but maybe just for now, to get her through that phase?