The day started out fairly normal, although I DID have to wake Leah up for school, since she fell asleep so late last night. Kara and I dropped Leah off at school, went to gym class, came back to get Leah, then took HER to gym class. Keeping busy was GOOD!
We came home, dealt with a dreary, windy day by staying inside, and everything was petty normal. We made dinner, went upstairs, played UNO, got ready for bed, and then all hell broke loose!
The girls have their moments. Sometimes getting to sleep is the last thing they feel like doing. I really didn't think it would be difficult today because they were both soooooo tired. We had just watched the video of bedtime stories that daddy made for the girls (the SNEETCHES), and it must have really hit the girls hard seeing daddy. For the next 45 minutes, I had at least one of them crying "daaaadddyyyyy". We tried everything, to no avail. They just couldn't settle, and if one of them did, the other wouldn't. Finally, after I took them both to "mommy and daddy's bed", sat there holding them together, they started to settle. Then, Kara wanted to nurse and fell asleep while Leah settled and finally passed out as well.
It was heart wrenching. I wanted to cry with them. I got ANGRY at them...it was INSANE! In the end, thankfully, I mostly stayed calm and helped them settle. I really didn't think it would be this tough on them. I know that consistency is the key and that in a couple of more days, they will adjust to this newness, but wow. This really stinks!!
The good news is that I still started my exercising today. Only did about 20 minutes on the bike, but it was 6 miles. My plan is to do that every night after I get them to bed (which means that they will continue to be difficult). After a few nights, I might even try to add another 1/2 hour in the morning when we wake up (maybe the girls could lay in bed and watch a show or something).
It always gets worse before it gets better, right?
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