Psychotomy

So, DK’s sleep schedule is all whacked out.

He was going up between 8 and 9, leading me to bed and laying down to sleep. That lasted maybe two weeks, and it was GREAT. Then he missed a nap one day and we haven’t quite recovered the schedule.

Right now? he’s being tired ~7 and yawning and kinda trying to lay down on my lap until I take him upstairs. ~8:30 or 9. I was going earlier, but …

Then we brush our teeth and read a story, he likes listening to Dr Seuss. I’ve kindof decided to not try showing him the pics and words right now, just read it. We’ll move to looking at what we’re reading later I think. At least at bedtime. Anyway, he’ll wander the room or lay down on the bed while we read. Then it’s sleeping time. And that’s where things fall apart.

I turn off the light, he pops up to turn it back on. I try to curl up with him, he does the stiff as a board thing, even bowing his back to make it hard to hold him. He pushes off my legs for leverage if he can reach them. He’ll grab my hair to pull himself up. Or pull me up to move me. Flailing, squirming. Screaming bloody murder the whole time. And getting worked up more and more.

That usually goes on for half an hour or so, before I decide a) I’m tired of torturing my son, and b) he’s so worked up he CAN’T fall asleep now. So we’ll go back downstairs for 30-60 minutes. And back up. And it repeats.

Tonight he went down the second time. Monday night, Kiir took him up after my second attempt and he went down reasonably. Not immediately or quietly, but not too long. If I take him up earlier than 8:30, we just end up with a third cycle on me.

Then this morning the boy woke up at 3:30 :( No idea why, he just was suddenly wide awake. We came downstairs until he seemed like he might go down again, and we went back to bed at 6. Kiir talked me into ignoring my 6:30 alarm and going back to sleep for a little bit. Barely made my train, but the extra two hours of sleep was probably worthwhile.

I just wish I knew what the problem was and why we can’t sleep earlier anymore :/ Because I really don’t like making him scream for half an hour at a time :/

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