to sleep (or not)
we are having a battle of the wills in my home.
over the course of the holiday, and, i think, out of a natural need to test our limits, jah isaac has decided that he wants to wake and sleep on mom and dad's schedule. i have not been one to strictly enforce a sleeping schedule for him, letting him create his own, as he is a good sleeper. usually, he wants to hang until about 10 or 11, when he will crash and sleep until 8 and sometimes 10. he takes a nap or two, depending on the day.
this week he has begun to meltdown when i try to take him to bed. full-out, "i am NOT. HAPPY. anywhere in this house, or with anything you give me, and i WILL. NOT. surrender to your will!" three nights ago i finally bundled us up at 2am and drove around for an hour until he finally was so out that i could carry him up to bed without waking him.
last night, he went down at a decent (maybe even a little too early) time, but then managed to roll over onto his arm, cutting off its blood supply. the poor little pooper came in to me, holding his bright red arm, newly refilled with blood, screaming. i know that had to hurt. i know he was scared silly. i rubbed his arm and kissed his arm and his head and his cheeks, but his peace of mind was shot. he kept pointing at the door, wanting his d-d-d-d-daaah, who would not be home for another three hours.
so, in the 36 degrees (since our two weeks of fall are over), it was back to the car, where he immediately commenced with the "oh-wow"s and began to have a normal-feeling arm once again.
with the advent of my late night drives i have become increasingly thankful for my iPod, which i got a month or so ago. it is seriously the best investment i have made since i replaced my old turntables. i could drive for 5 or more days (longer than it would take for my car to blow up) and not hear the same song twice, and i still have 15gigs left on the wonderful thing. i bought a tape adapter that works nicely, and i hope to be getting new speakers for my car soon.
regardless of how much i am enjoying my drives, i am wracking my brain to figure out the scheduling thing so my little honey will not get himself so stressed out. being here at a regular time for bed is not a problem, it is the naptimes during the day that are at issue. we are not home at the same time everyday, which discourages a carefully placed naptime, which then further discourages a regular bedtime. and then there is the simple fact that jah isaac does not want to miss out on anything, something my mother has always said about me when i was his age. with time i hope he can look forward to the wonderful world of dreams, and enjoy his time to rest. in the meantime, i think i'll have an extra coffee this morning.
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