RE: raising my men-
the sleep thing is our biggest issue. i always thought that if john and jake slept through the night, or were "good sleepers" we would have no problems. sleep is huge. sleep is everything. even if the boys don't nap-which they don't- i'd be ok with that because they sleep at night. not so...
Been co-sleeping with john for nearly 4 1/2 yrs, with jake for nearly 3 yrs.
john had colic/acid refulx for many months and i could only comfort him by him sleeping on my chest, then next to me all cuddled up. i let him nurse in then night til he was freakin 2 years old. omg. that sounds crazy. when i was pregnant with jake, i was co-sleeping and nursing john. then nursing both boys at the same time, and co-sleeping with both boys. lord have mercy.
it seems like in the blink of an eye johnny is 4 and here we are still co-sleeping. enough is enough. i am so tired. i can count on 1 hand how many times i have slept 6 hrs straight in 4 yrs. i always have a crink in my neck. i wake up several times a night to comfort someone. so they finally got twin beds (they were sleeping in a full bed together.) now it's time to do the work. it is so hard.
last night i was up the entire night. i mean, what is this? a night with newborn twins?? this is ridiculous. jake wakes up, needs a cuddle, falls asleep. then john has a bad dream, needs a cuddle, then jake, then john...and on and on. then of course at 630am they're up and at 'em and i feel like i was asleep for maybe 7 min at a time.
it's all my fault. i hate saying that. i should have tackled this issue 3 years ago. what's done is done. movin forward.
tonight is a new night. *yawn*
You can do it, Linds!! I know it won't be easy, but it will totally be worth it!! Let me know if you need anything. <3
ReplyDeleteSending you tons of Twin Power!! I'm so proud of you and I know you can do it too. You need and deserve sleep!! xoxo
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