Lately sleep seems to be the biggest problem that we are having. According to information that I was reading on the Internet a toddler between 1 and 2 years old should get 10-13 hours of sleep. On average you are falling short of this. Some things that you should keep in mind as you are sleeping:
* 5:45am it just too early for your parents to get up.
* Just because the sun is up does not mean that we should get up.
* It is ok to sleep in on the weekend. We would be happy if you slept until 8:00am on a weekend.
* It is really not necessary for you to wake up before the alarm on a work morning.
Keeping you up later does not seem to help. The tin foil over your window to make your room darker really did not seem to help. We have been using the noise machine for a few months now and we have tried it on all of the settings. We could do without the bags under our eyes. Your parents really function better on a good nights sleep. We are running out of ideas to help you sleep better. So please, we beg you, tonight lets start down the path of good sleeping.
Love,
Mom and Dad
P.S. Please tell us that you are not teasing us with the night light like you did the first few nights with the noise machine!
4 comments:
I feel your pain! Mason has an internal alarm clock that goes off at the exact same minute each morning for 2-3 weeks straight and then resets itself. Nothing (bedtime, tiredness, darkness, etc) effects the alarm time. We are very happy anytime the alarm is magically set for anytime after 6:30. We are extremely sad when it is not.
We had a night away from the boys and I still didn't sleep in! I am so programmed to be up around 7:00! Carter still gets up at least once a night, but only needs help finding the binky and his pillow. Cameron has been having nightmares and will wake up screaming. He isn't even awake when I go into his room, but he is really upset. I pray each night for at least 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Is he waking up in the middle of the night or just early? I'm so sorry. Sleep is one on the great pleasures that are taken by motherhood. Good thing they are so cute!
He is waking up early. Today he woke up at 4:45am. I let him cry. Went in, laid him back down, and held his hand for a moment and then left. Then he cried for about 5 minutes and went back to sleep. I am so tired!!
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