So I have these silly dreams / kinda awake times at night where I think stuff is going on, when it isn't. And it drives Josh nuts. They always have to do with Charis. Sometimes I think I hear Charis crying so I ask Josh to turn up the monitor. Other times I think she fell out of her crib, which is physically impossible for her right now. I will then ask Josh if he heard her fall. He patiently says no. But the other night it was a little more annoying.
I was in that in-between state and I thought Charis was in our bed sleeping between us. Now, I have thought this stuff before and it has kept me "up", in that kinda awake state and not fully asleep, for a while. So I have been trying to tell myself that Charis is fine and to go back to bed. But this time I wouldn't be satisfied. I began to poke her to see if she was in the bed. Well, she wasn't and I was poking Josh for a good five minutes. He eventually woke up and asked what was going on. I asked him if Charis was in the bed and he turned to me and said, "No Moriah. Charis is not in the bed." (He is so patient with me.)
I completely forgot all about it until he reminded me the next day. I simply told him I just want to make sure that she was okay... and I am sure it will happen again.
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Well, you caught me.... I sneek into your house at night to hang out with Charis.
Yeah, we go out on the town, hit up a few creameries...catch a few cartoons...
Sometimes we even...gasp....play patty cake!
But rest assured, I bring her back safe and sound and tummy full of sugar!
Awww, cute paranoid mommy Moriah!
I would call that totally normal.
I used to think I heard Abigail crying or fussing all the time... it seemed I "heard" her more the louder Sean snored.
I'm glad Josh is patient- it used to drive Sean nuts!
Okay, I have no children of my own so I'm only offering up what I've been told. It sounds like most first time mommies go through this and the more children you have the less you tend to worry in this way. Meaning, you're a pro at being a mom after your tenth kid and you just know they're fine in their crib and you can tell the difference between thinking you heard them cry and actually hearing them cry...
So I guess that means you just need to have a half dozen more. Then you'll be able to get a good night's sleep! :D
I totally would have laughed at you for this a week ago. However, I just spent four days with 12 year olds and I didn't get solid sleep the entire time. I was sensitive to every sound that came out of them because I was the responsible adult. At one point a girl woke up with hives...I didn't sleep again for three hours. At another point a girl woke up with a bloody nose. Not sure how that happened, but it freaked me out. And sometimes girls would cough or mumble in their sleep and it would be just loud enough that I would be alert and then continue to listen for at least half an hour incase I needed to get up and help again. I felt like a mom.
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