7pm
Baby’s bedtime, early tonight?
Walks himself to bed, so cute
First time for everything, right?
Breastfeed & lullaby, my favourite time
Tickle & giggle, roll & wrestle
Lay down, zip up
Love you, goodnight.
Daddy’s book, last goodnight is his
Walks out, cue crying
Eventually, finally sleeping.
…
9pm
Crying again, asking for water – “Dawta, dawta!”
Drinks, rolls back over?
Easiest settle ever.
First time for everything.
10:25pm
Crying, Daddy’s turn is up
Quiets down.
10:30pm
My bedtime, late every night
Brush teeth, kiss husband goodnight
Listen to him get all his work things right
Suggest a phone reminder to do it earlier?
First time for everything?
10:50pm
He goes down but turns snore volume up
Toss, turn, should I get back up to put earplugs in?
11pm
Now the fucking cat!
Jumping up the door, meowing down the hall
Bloody thing!!
11:20pm
Big girl, bad dream
Talk, toilet
Too cold, layer up
Lay back down.
Every being in this house stops me from sleeping!
Including my own mind thinking.
(Inhale) 10 deep breaths
(Exhale) Calm down
Visualise body switching off from the toes up…
“Switch off head, it’s time for bed.”
Maybe they’ll both sleep in?
First time for everything.
…
(Some time)
Daddy gets up to sleep with Baby because it keeps him down.
…
(Sigh) 5:something am
Everybody up.
*This is one of my newer poems, published in my book: “You must be so tired”, which you can purchase via that hyperlink (opens in new window).
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