It’s Time to Sleep

Playing, huh? Time for Sleep!

Ever been so utterly exhausted after taking care of your kid that you can't stay awake any longer? Yesterday, I was taking care of Baby J. She was playing on the floor of her bedroom with some stuffed animals, while I was sitting next to her. I'd been up late the night before working. It didn't help that the baby woke me up at 5am, because she was tired of sleeping in the crib but wanted to pass out in my arms. So, there I was, going on about three hours of sleep, watching a baby playing with her toys, when I passed out.

Not for long, mind you. Only about 30 seconds. But I fell asleep, just staring at my baby playing. That's how tired I was. So, realizing there was no way I was going to stay up any longer, I looked at Baby J., and I said, "Ok, time for you to take a nap."

It wasn't entirely against her will. She had a bottle, and I rocked and sang to her sleep. And miraculously, despite having been rather awake and into her toys only a few minutes before, she went right to sleep, and I was able to put her down. I totally lucked out. I was able to sit in the rocking chair and catch a few minutes of blissful sleep, before she was awake 30 minutes later wanting to play some more.

Maybe I can't lift a car or fly like Superman, but my super power appears to be the ability to get my baby to sleep whenever I need her to.

D.