Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Sleep deprivation!

Usually as a mom of twins when it comes to talking about sleep deprivation I am talking about myself, this time I am talking about the girls.  My girls had gotten off of their normal sleep routine which makes for some grumpy girls (and mom and dad!).  After running all day on Sunday, my youngest Isabelle refused to go to bed.  We put them to bed around 8:30 and within a few minutes she was screaming.  We try to let them cry it out for a few minutes to see if they will go to sleep but this time she had herself so worked up that she was covered in sweat.  Into their room I went and back into the living room they both came.  After a little mom and dad time we attempted to put them back to bed again.  Within minutes she was screaming again.  Back into their room to check on them and once again, they were both back in the living room.  Gracie always tags along as she is afraid she will miss something no matter how tired she may be.  After a little more quality time and past dad's bed time, we put them back down again.  Within a few more minutes Isabelle was screaming again, I went back into her room to comfort her and try to get her to sleep but she wanted nothing to do with it.  Gracie had given up and was sleeping soundly.  At this time is was 10:00, with Isabelle on my lap and my husband and other daughter sleeping soundly, we watched the County Music Awards until she couldn't stand to be awake any longer.  She finally went to bed around 10:45.  With all of this in mind this is where the sleep deprivation part actually comes into play.  They both slept until almost 10:00 yesterday morning.  They usually nap around 12 or 1, not today, I was keeping them up all day so they could get back on their normal sleep routine.  The day was rather uneventful, a few bouts of crying here and there until after dinner.  Isabelle was so sleepy at 6:30 that she cried for almost 15 minutes until she fell asleep on my chest.  In an effort to keep her awake until closer to her normal bed time, we decided to give them a bath.  At first she wanted nothing to do with it and cried until we got her out.  She stood at the side of the tub for awhile until she decided that she wanted to get in and play with her sister.  The bath continued for awhile (30-40 minutes) and then the fun of getting them dried off and clothes on began.  They both went to bed close to 8:00 and slept all night long until around 8:30 this morning.  My husband in all of his wisdom says that maybe we should keep them up all day so they will sleep all night and when I reminded him of the screaming and crying due to sleep deprivation, he quickly changed his mind.  It is about nap time and I hope that the deprivation from yesterday has gotten them back onto their normal schedule.  If not, it will be more sleep deprivation for me.

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