Sleepy...and looking so innocent. :)
Last week was a doozy of a week when it came to sleep for these little guys. They must have been prepping me for the baby in January. We moved them into the same room last month, and things have been going great(!), but for some reason, last week, they just could not get it together.
Whenever the weather changes, Charlie's allergies kick in, so he was up one night coughing (which woke Walker up). The next night, Walker was having growing pains in his leg, so he made it known to the entire house what was going on.
Those nights went on all. week. long. Last Thursday, I was about to fall over from exhaustion, and decided to do everything I could possibly think of to get those boys to go to sleep for the night.
I cleaned the entire house, top to bottom (I always sleep better when everything is in perfect condition). Vacuumed, dusted, lysol sprayed, swept, mopped,...everything! I changed their sheets and made them nice and cozy for bed time. I put eucalyptus drops in a diffuser in their room, I put 4 thieves oil drops (supposed to clean the air) in their humidifier. I put them down for an early nap and gave them plenty of fresh air in the afternoon. They ate a nice dinner, and I kept them away from all water and milk an hour before bed time. Right before bed, they had a warm shower, lots of snuggles, a book, and a few songs. All the things that I normally do...just in overdrive, and everything in the same day. I also might have promised a Chick-Fil-A cookie to anyone who slept through the night.
Thursday night....was a success! I don't know if the combination of things was the trick, or if the little party animals were just worn out, but we finally got some sleep.
I do love those sweet boys, but I also love sleeping through the night. :) Hope y'all are getting lots of rest at your house!
13 comments :
Momma of the year!!!!!! ;) and yeah I'm pretty sure id do anything if you promised me Chickfila after haha!
Sweetest photo!! I hope they continue to sleep better! Heaven knows you need all the sleep you can get until that babe comes!
I bet it was the cookie. ;) *Runs away before pregnant lady can reach thru the computer and smack me.*
ahhh sleep, who needs it?! haha jk! so glad you finally got some shut eye!
You magical momma, you! It's so sweet getting a glimpse into your precious motherhood moments. And...a CFA promise would totally work on me :)
You're a rockstar!! ;) glad you finally got some rest!
Now I plan my naps right when I wake up. They'll learn one day!!
I would sleep through the night with the promise of a Chick-fil-a cookie too.
Isn't it funny how kids like to make sure we are on our toes??? A good night sleep is so key, especially for this mama…who gets mighty cranky;) LOVING that sweet picture, sleeping kids make lief better, and make us miss them when they are sleeping, right?
Oh sweet Ashley!! Between Olivia's accident, babysitting my two nephew and niece for four days and Axel having roseola for four days, I miss my sleep too!! Like you, I've been sleeping like a I have a newborn! I'm so glad that you got a full night's sleep and I hope that it continues! I thought my nights of getting up with kids was over once I quit nursing ;)
Pretty sure someone would suffer from grievous bodily harm is they messed with my sleep. Oh the things you do as a parent
Oh man, I feel like I haven't slept in a year! Oh wait, that's not far from the truth... I can count on my hands how many nights tucker has slept through the night. I definitely try all your tricks but I've never heard of those drops for the humidifier... I'll have to check those out
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