The last few nights have seen me awake for several hours in the middle of the night. The Baby, at the grand age of one year and two months, still doesn’t feel like sleeping though the night, try as we might to convince him it would be a great idea.
So last night after being rudely awakened by ridiculously loud screaming at 1.30am and 20 minutes of quiet cuddles, I found myself wide awake in a house full of sleeping people.
You would think after over 50 hours at work last week and multiple nightly wake ups I wouldn’t have any problem falling back asleep but sadly that is not the case. What was running though my head keeping me up when every sane and sensible person is sleeping?
- I’ve just thought of the best come back for the argument I had 5 years ago with someone I haven’t seen in three years.
- I really need to start throwing away my underwear which is more holes than fabric.
- Oh crap, I forgot to do that really important thing at work.
- I wonder if I’ll remember tomorrow.
- If I go to sleep now I’ll get three hours more sleep.
- I’ll just quickly check Facebook.
- If I go to sleep now I’ll get two hours and forty five minutes.
- Maybe I should try to read my book.
- So sleepy, I’ll switch off my kindle now.
- If I sleep now I’ll get two hours sleep.
- We need to put in that application for the Mummy’s visa.
- ‘Put. On. Your. Shoes. Your shoes. Your shoes…’ aghhhh that song is stuck in my head again.
- Was that the Baby crying again?
- I can’t believe I said that stupid thing two months ago.
- Is he still going to be waking up screaming for milk in year?
- I really have to get up and go swimming tomorrow.
- Was that the Baby? Flipping phantom crying!
- How can the Mummy fall asleep so easily? Can’t believe she’s lying there snoring. I’m going to roll over really heavily….
- ‘Oh sorry, did I wake you?’
- OK, I’m going to read my book again….
- Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
one hour twenty minutes later…..
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!