Final week’s nighttime ballet with timestamps –
Sunday Night time
11:00PM – All the youngsters are asleep in their very own beds after 2 hours of coaxing. I select to put down in my mattress to go to sleep
1:15AM – 4 yr previous wakes up and comes into our mattress. I transfer to her mattress so everybody has sufficient room
4:30AM – Child wakes up throughout the corridor. I rise up, take the brand new bottle and child from my spouse then plop him down subsequent to me within the 4 yr previous’s mattress.
6:00AM – Awake for the day
Monday Night time
9:30PM – 4 yr previous beats me to my mattress to put with mommy.
10:00PM – 4 yr previous nonetheless awake in my mattress watching BRAVO re-runs. Mommy is sleeping.
10:05PM – Transfer 4 yr previous to sofa to put down. I sit along with her.
10:53PM – Sat in pitch darkish, quiet for 48 minutes. She’s nonetheless awake.
11:15PM – Gave up and later discovered 4 yr previous again in my mattress asleep. Slept in 4 yr previous’s mattress once more.
6:00AM – Awake for the day
Tuesday Night time
10:00PM – Youngsters nonetheless awake after bribing them with a later bedtime in return for attending a Church occasion for the night
10:45PM – Fell asleep sitting upright on the foot of daughters mattress whereas sitting along with her
11:42PM – Startled awake, shut off all of the lights & TVs in the home and went to sleep
6:00AM – Awake for the day
Wednesday Night time
1PM Wednesday – Rested head on desk with eye closed throughout muted zoom name
10:30PM – Went to sleep in my very own mattress after in some way everybody went to sleep
11:10PM – Child wakened. Gave him a bottle on the sofa.
11:30PM – Fell asleep on sofa with sleeping child
12:05AM – Returned child to crib and myself to my mattress
6:00AM – slept via alarm
6:35AM – Awake for the day
Thursday Night time
10:00PM – Youngsters fall asleep of their beds after 45 minutes of bedtime tales.
11:00PM – Obtained to sleep in my mattress
4:15AM – Child wakes up. Won’t return to sleep. I suppose I’m awake for the day
Friday Night time
9:00PM – Youngsters nonetheless have an excessive amount of power. Not but well worth the combat to place them to mattress
10:50 one thing – Fell asleep in recliner watching television with lights on and glass of wine in my hand
4:00AM – Awoken and relieved to see I didn’t spill the wine. Put glass down and went again to sleep.
7:30AM – Awake for the day
Saturday Night time
8:30PM – Warn the youngsters its early bedtime tonight for unspecified causes
10:03PM – Pull out all of the tips I do know to make them go to sleep
10:16PM – Seen my spouse fell asleep. Doesn’t actually matter now. Youngsters watch television for an additional half-hour
7:30AM – Awake for the day
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