Do you ever find yourself doing something as a parent that you really can't rationally explain? I have issues with sleeping, I'll be the first to admit it. I need sleep and a lot of it. Somehow I managed to pass along those sleeping genes to my son. He is a good sleeper, for all of my moaning and wailing. But in order not to interrupt his wonderful naps we have a rule in our house--no flushing.
You see, one day I flushed the toilet about 45 minutes before the nap was due to end, and E. woke up early. It happened a couple of times and I was convinced that the toilet wakes him up. So now no flushing while he's sleeping. It's not so bad when it's just us in the house, but I just dread the day when someone comes into the house between 1:30 and 4:30 and asks to use the restroom for purposes other than resting. A mother with a toddler on her hands an hour before the scheduled awake time is a mother who isn't quite at her cheeriest.
BTW, I can't decide whether or not to be concerned that E. has decided to up his napping time to 4 hours. Yes, for the past 2 or 3 weeks, the child has been napping for 4 hours each day. We have to go up and drag him out of bed. He is going to the pediatrician next week for his 2-year well child visit, and I hesitate to mention it because if I do it will most certainly come to an end and I do so enjoy all of the time. But then again, 4 hours? Really, I do worry that there is something wrong with him. And that might just be that half of his genes came directly from me...
Posted by grrlTravels at December 5, 2004 4:16 PM