In the last few weeks, I've updated you about Kabe's sleeping troubles. He has a hard time sleeping through the night, sometimes having nightmares and sometimes he just 'misses me'. I think that although he has had a few nightmares, most of the time, he's just a light sleeper and has gotten in a pattern of waking up at ungodly hours (1am, 3am...) and this pattern, combined with his fears of the dark make it hard to go back to sleep. Usually, this means I head back to his room with him to assist in the effort and possibly fall asleep too!
Now on to the point! =)
Last night at 3:10am, he came to our room. I was already laying there awake when I heard him coming. He said he'd been trying to go back to sleep and couldn't. I rubbed his back a minute and told him he needed to go back to bed because it wasn't time to be up yet. Here's where the progress comes in.... He went back to bed (in the dark) by himself! And he didn't come back for me! And he didn't call for me! And he fell asleep until 6am!
I know, I know...It's only one night. But if it can happen once, it can happen again. And one night last week - he actually slept through the night. Mornings like that, I actually have to go check him to see if he's breathing...geesh, I sound like the mother of a newborn!
Moms of older kids tell me one day I'll miss all this, and I'm such a sentimental sap, I already know I will. Right now, I'm just really needing a full night's sleep -- and so is he.
In reality, I should be thankful. I have it easy compared to Si, Ti, & Levi's mom, our friend from church. Now she's got a real reason to be exhausted!
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I am so glad to hear the sleep thing went well last night. Hey, one night at a time right? All is well!!!!! Keep your head up, it will get better ....until he's a teen and your up to make sure he's not sneaking out or home by curfew!!! Ahhhh...parenthood!!!
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