I’m sitting in a way too busy coffee shop thinking of writing this really nice touching blog about how it’s been a year since I started writing. A year since PPD and anxiety crept into my life and got comfy. Instead….I am going to write about hiding from my kids.
Elise has been sleeping like a dream for about a month…only the worst kind of dream!! Seriously it’s so bad that even Ben is tired. He never gets tired…or he hides it super well. Last week I lay in bed listening to Ben prepare breakfast for everyone, it was clear he was struggling. Elise was screaming, Aubrey was filling him in on something that she obviously thought he was not knowledgeable in. So obviously being the good wife I am I got out and saved the day. WRONG! I rolled over fished my phone off the floor and texted Ben “Is it bad if I don’t want to come out so I don’t have to be around our kids?” Weird it took awhile for his response, I kinda started to worry he was thinking of starting the van up to take me to the crazy house (only to realize we lived there). A simple “NO” came through.
The Tyrant
Luckily for me I have the world’s best husband, today anyways. He arranged for Aubs and I to hide out and re-sleep train The Tyrant. I literally hid from her. I can’t handle sleep training. It’s the only parenting thing I super hate. I can listen to her cry at night for about 10 minutes then I am in there like a dirty shirt ( I don’t really get that saying).
Ben was a champ. After the first brutal night I swept in that morning and snuggled the heck out of her, until she pushed me away because clearly she has more important things to do like play with the handle on the window.
Now after two nights I think we broke her. Only she one upped us. Now she would much prefer we don’t hold her while she falls asleep. Its like she knew that was the one last thing of her babyhood we liked. It was like a “eff you” if you won’t hold me all night then you get NOTHING!!
Well played E, well played.
* Please remember to click the smiley little lady up in the top corner :)
Kelly I'm always so amused by your posts, seriously hilarious! And why does E have the biggest most liquid eyes in the universe??? Sooooo innocent looking.....excpet I know better
ReplyDeleteOh Jamie, maybe I could have some real hilarious material if Trigg would come spend a week with me! Also she is like the cat on Shrek. Looks all sweet and innocent...then BAM she gets you!
ReplyDelete