Up At Night
September 10th, 2008
The Tornado used to be on such a strict schedule when it came to sleeping. She was in bed every night by 6:30 pm, if not earlier. She was up at 6:00 am in the morning with a nap around 10:30 am. This schedule came about because my wife was working in the morning and need to be driven to work at 7:00 am. I worked nights and my wife, a school teacher, needed time at night to grade and/or lesson plan so Tornado needed to sleep in the evening. It worked like a well oiled machine. Now that my wife is home on leave the Tornado’s sleep schedule has changed dramatically.
The early stages of the change seemed a little bumpy. The Tornado is going to bed closer to 8:00 pm and sometimes even later. For a short time she seemed to wake up at midnight and then back to sleep at 1:00 am and she would sleep until about 7:00 am. She napped around 1:00 pm. This new schedule made the Tornado a little groggy and cranky. She was going to bed later mainly because we are more active now as a family as we have three days off together a week as opposed to the one day we shared when wifey was working. (Did I mention I only work 4 days a week, I know you’re jealous.) So, with the extra time together we seem to go out more and entertain in the home more. We were pretty apprehensive to continue with this new sleep schedule, but in the long run it isn’t too bad.
The Tornado seems to have adapted to the new schedule quite nicely. She now goes to bed between 8:30 pm and 9:00 pm. Normally, she will sleep through the night, though when she does wake up late it is only for a short time. Here’s the best part, in the morning she wakes up at 9:00 am or later. This is ideal for our household as I get home from work around 1:00 am and my wife is a night owl trying to get her web design business off the ground and often goes to bed after 3:00 am. This new schedule is great. The Tornado is no longer tired when she wakes up, nor is she moody. We all get plenty of sleep, much more than we used to and there are no more arguments about who will get up with the little one. We naturally seem to trade off as one of us seems to be ready to get up when we hear her.
The Tornado still gets a nap during the day, normally early afternoon, and everything seems great. Believe it or not, the whole household seems to be happier. All this and we, and when I say we I mean my wife, weaned the Tornado off of the bottle too.
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