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Week in Review: The Sleepless Nights Edition (#62)

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 Get your pads and pens ready because it’s time for the Week In Review.

The Week In Review is a list, in its purest form, not of the things you still need to do, but of all the things you have done in the last seven days. It’s an achievement list, an ode to yourself, a celebration of sorts, and a virtual pat on the back or smack on the ass. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

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♫ You can do it, put your list into it. ♫

Last week was a tough one. Some people, those more dramatic than me, might even call it brutal.

Personally, I would describe it as a roller coaster ride with giddy highs, crazy lows and a healthy dose of delirium tossed in for good measure. I imagine this particular phase of parenthood is akin to an evening of LSD. I say imagine because despite my hippy ways and an affinity for The Grateful Dead and Phish, I never did dip my toe in that proverbial pond, ignoring those other bodies of water of course.

For those wondering what I’m babbling about, Ave is going through a sleep regression, which translates to her fighting naps and nighttime sleep. Let’s just say I was awake at 1 a.m. more times than I’d like and not because I was in the club. ♫ “Go shorty, it’s your birthday. We gonna party like it’s your birthday.”♫

If I have learned anything in the past year though, it’s that baby sleep is fucking weird. Bad sleep begets bad sleep. That and I’m jealous of those mothers who infants sleep blissfully unawares (Erin, I’m talking to you. Love you.) 

(She did sleep through the night here. Not so much the two before or the one following.)

As such, the Hubby, the baby and I all spent a good chunk of time last week walking, rocking, nursing, playing, reading, and even driving around in the car at 2 a.m. Thankfully, the man drew the short straw on that last one. The Hubby and I have been like tandem wrestlers, tapping in and out, when we’re at our wits end. I have no idea how single parents do this or manage multiple kids. Mad props to owners of tiny humans everywhere; I’ve got all the respect for you.     

(“Wasn’t me.”)

Despite the madness, I know I did lots of things last week, but I’ll be damned if I wrote anything down. I vaguely recall spending the vast majority of my few free minutes sleeping, eating, or curled up in the fetal position on the couch with a glass of wine and an episode of Downton Abbey. It is possible to drink while horizontal. I’m skilled like that. I even finished a whole bottle of vino (over the course of four nights; let’s not get all crazy). It was survival and self care at its finest.  

(“Hey you guys”, she says in her best Sloth from Goonies voice.)

I also did a lot of muttering, specifically “this is a phase; it will pass” and “fuckity, fuck, fuck, fuck.” The latter occurred each time I very gently put my passed out baby in the crib only to have her open her eyes and mouth seconds later. It’s true though, this is a phase, and in twenty years I probably won’t even remember these sleepless nights. Then again, in twenty years I likely won’t remember much. I blame those other bodies of water.

ATTENTION, ATTENTION: Next week’s Week In Review will be on Tuesday the 27th. I have no intention of spending Christmas evening typing up a post, nor do I want you too. Enjoy the festivities and I hope to see you and all your holiday shenanigans on Tuesday.

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  1. Dear Meg. How I wish I could bottle up some sleep and send it your way – in a nice pretty bottle. Oh and then the bottle could turn into a full bottle of your favorite wine, and then a handsome man would conveniently show up at your door with a plate of your favorite cheese and twisty nut rolls and all the Downtown Abbey episodes at the ready.
    Having a kid is so bloody hard. I have no idea how anyone – let alone single parents, as you say – do it. I don’t know anything about this phase of sleep regression but I really hope it doesn’t last much/any longer. Wishing you all good thoughts for this next week and hope you catch up on your rest!!
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  2. Sending lots of sleepy vibes Ave’s way. She’s a tad young for Ambien, but maybe hypnotism is worth a shot. Either way, I hope you both get some consistent sleep soon.

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  5. You are a warrior. I read things like this is and I wonder “will I ever be ready to be a mother?” but then I see a picture like that one of Ave on the bed and say “oh I want one so bad.”

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  6. I don’t sleep well these days, thanks to too much sugar and not enough discipline, all of which are my choice. You do not have a choice, which makes me feel selfish for such reckless abandon. Sending you sleepy vibes!
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  9. Quite witty of you to bring that body of water thing back around. Despite a major lack of sleep, you’re still able to write like a boss. “In Da Club” was the song I had on repeat when I qualified for Boston in 2009. It’s funny how we have to qualify for a marathon, yet we can just become parents with not even a textbook to read. I think for each hour of sleep we lose as parents, we gain an hour of foot massages when the last one turns 18. There should be an island somewhere where we all eff off to get massaged. It’s the ultimate goal–the ultimate qualification.
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  11. Hoping Miss Ave gets a visit from the Sandman and starts sleeping for you! I don’t miss those days… it does get better, but I don’t know when exactly parents actually get decent sleep again. My biggest irritation lately is my 3 year old waking up at 9-9:30 and happily interrupting our episodes of Westworld or other inappropriate for children shows. She just climbs up in bed, looks at us both and is all, Hey, watcha watchin’? Is that an orgy on the screen? Yeah…

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  15. Well I am so glad I spotted on snapchat this morning that Ave slept through the night – I can only imagine how tough this period must be.
    Hope you are still enjoying Downton – I had to laugh yesterday, I was checking out a christmas recap post from 2014 and reading the comments… You mentioned that 2015 was going to be the year for you and Downton Abbey… Don’t you hate it when life gets in the way of a good tv show 😉
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  18. Babies can get away with anything, it’s crazy. All that cuteness and charm is reallly a disguise for the ninjas they really are. I’m sending you all the sleep charms and vibes. We’ve had our own battles with this cold virus that’s lasted since November 6. Seriously how do we have this much brown phlegm inside our bodies?!!! Thankfully lulu is much stronger than her pathetic wimpy parents. I’ve been sucking her nostrils out daily to the point she whimpers when I get the nose freida. She knows it’s for the nose lol.
    They’re so damn cute though. I just stare at her and wonder how she formed in my tummy. These little miracle ninja babies.
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  19. Baby sleep -is- a science akin in terms of incomprehensiblity to quantum physics or any of those. Actually, I was terrible at any kind of scientific subjects in school so that probably doesn’t say a lot. But even the fact that a certain technique doesn’t work the same way for two different babies, heck, not even always for the same baby is proof of how weird it is. Like P. never falls asleep in cars. In fact, he hates driving with a passion. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
    Anyway, even if you had accomplished nothing else keeping a child alive, happy and well fed is a major achievement. I totally mean it and doubt I’d be able to. Or get through it …
    I’m sure you’re not really buying this anymore from how often I’ve said it before but Ave is such a cutie. Seeing her grow up is amazing so I’m happy you’re sharing pictures on the blog.
    Miss Polkadot recently posted…Seeing the glass half fullMy Profile

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    • Yeah the phrase ‘sleep like a baby’ is lies, except my girlfriend has this baby who just sleeps blissfully unawares of anything and everything around her, so I guess there are a few out there who do.

      Thankfully, Ave has slept through the night going on five nights now. Daytime naps are still crap, but I’ll take what I can get. 🙂
      Meghan recently posted…Happy Holidays and a Swanson Health Products GiveawayMy Profile

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