I am a firm believer in magical thinking when it comes to babies and sleep. There has been far too much proof to deny it. I know that probably just writing this post and thinking about Lena and Carmy as they sleep will wake them up.
What I mean is that as soon as I think they are down for a nap, if I try to lay down myself they wake up and cry. Laying on the couch is risky, shutting my eyes is riskier, and putting the blanket over myself is the kiss of death. The moment that blanket is snug around me, someone cries.
Back massages are risky business too. Just when we think the girls have gone down for the night, I settle in thinking of relaxing, while Orlando simply touches my back and immediately someone cries out.
Taking a bath while they nap? Forget it. The moment that tap starts running luscious, hot water into my tub, someone's suddenly bothered and wakes up.
Simply looking at the clock and thinking "wow, this has been a good, long nap" wakes them up.
What is the deal?
2 comments:
Oh Loranda! I wish it wasn't so for your sake. Loving all of your posts. You are an amazing woman and mother. I'm in awe.
Love you. Skype date soon. Love to the girls. OXO Sonia.
The opposite is true too. When you assume they aren't going to sleep long they pull out a monster nap. Jackson did that yesterday. He's only been napping just over an hour for the past couple days so I assumed that's how long I had and didn't get into any of the major projects on my to-do list. Of course he slept for nearly 3 hours and I was basically twiddling my thumbs because I knew that as soon as I started anything he'd be up.
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