tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post8535864881655219536..comments2024-02-02T19:30:12.868-06:00Comments on Fear Not Little Flock: to sleep, perchance to dreampriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd http://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-22073696539713976952011-03-18T22:57:15.026-05:002011-03-18T22:57:15.026-05:00I heard that once you have children you never slee...I heard that once you have children you never sleep again, because there is always something that will awaken a mother's heart in the night. It is the instinct that keeps our children alive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367907451392729802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-31240728250507615852011-03-17T18:28:16.384-05:002011-03-17T18:28:16.384-05:00I feel for you. I have 5 children 8 and under rig...I feel for you. I have 5 children 8 and under right now. I said to my husband and 4:45 this morning "I'm having the best night's sleep I've had in ages." The fact that I said (and meant) that at 4:45 this morning was something we laughed about at 6:30 when we were *supposed* to be awake. It is fleeting, I know, but right now, in the throes of it, it seems never ending. I love babies and toddlers, but I often find myself looking forward to the day when my youngest is 4. Life will be perfect then, right? The thing I miss the most is the ability to concentrate on anything requiring focus.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-19795416599982168482011-03-17T16:57:21.350-05:002011-03-17T16:57:21.350-05:00bear- that sounds like a great idea! sadly, we are...bear- that sounds like a great idea! sadly, we are 900 miles from my family and 10,000 (?) from his family....I won't tell you who babysat while I was giving birth to baby #2- then you would realize how small and poor our eparchy is :)priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-25727662012028742532011-03-17T16:54:53.336-05:002011-03-17T16:54:53.336-05:00thanks for all the comments- I now this will get b...thanks for all the comments- I now this will get better- usually for me it takes about 3.5 years and then my kiddo sleeps from 9 to 7:30- not bad, so I have hope!<br /><br />jen- praying for you- and you (and kasclar) and baby are my intentions when I want to go a bit crazy over the sleep deprivation- there is no reason to suffer (even though I know my suffering is minimal) if you don't offer it up for an intention!priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-89575781675134451002011-03-17T08:44:52.868-05:002011-03-17T08:44:52.868-05:00This is timely. I have been struggling lately wit...This is timely. I have been struggling lately with the lack of sleep I have had since we adopted our first child 5.5 years ago. People think that since we adopted older toddlers that the sleeping through the night was not an issue. Ha! I have yet to put together a string of 3 straight nights of restful sleep. My kids all have various sleep issues that regularly mean night time wakings. I feel old and wrecked, and frankly, am not having as positive an attitude about raising my children as you are having. I love them, but for the love of all that is holy, I want 8 hours of sleep EVERY night. :) <br /><br />Please pray for me. I'm a bit grumpy this week. My Lenten commitments mean that my usual form of energy is not available to me.Kimberliehttp://www.carpeveritatem.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-85355127786390288712011-03-17T08:40:27.771-05:002011-03-17T08:40:27.771-05:00Ella is still not a good sleeper (she's 5). N...Ella is still not a good sleeper (she's 5). Nearly every night she wakes at 9 with a night terror -those break my heart because she screams for me like she's being murdered. Then she will often wake around 2-3 am either needed a hug or a bite to eat. Usually it only takes a minute to settle her, but sometimes she wakes so fully that it's 45 minutes before I get back to bed. <br /><br />Hopefully we can both get a good night sleep :)<br /><br />PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-23351391829238704462011-03-17T06:32:58.461-05:002011-03-17T06:32:58.461-05:00There was a time when I know I did not sleep throu...There was a time when I know I did not sleep through the night for five years straight. It really does affect you. You can function like that for a little while, but your body demands sleep. So, I really do understand. <br /><br />Just a thought, could you put the toddler in the bed with you for just a couple of nights? Would that help her stay asleep and therefore not need the bottle? Maybe if you could get a few nights sleep you might be able to deal with breaking the middle of the night bottle habit? And I understand that also. My daughter (now nine) took a middle of the night bottle until she was 15 months old. It was pretty tiring.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933602709751520328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-84049147073810291312011-03-17T06:09:48.237-05:002011-03-17T06:09:48.237-05:00There is one method that works well ― give the chi...There is one method that works well ― give the children away to unsuspecting relatives for a week.<br /><br />Many years ago my younger sister decided that we should take our eldest sister's two children (4 and 2 at the time) on a holiday for a week to our parents. Our sister and her husband had a very relaxed week, and we were then held responsible for the arrival of number 3 the following September.<br /><br />Despite this, visits from younger relatives have been a regular, and enjoyable occurrence.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470725036398346551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-34630404571458420022011-03-16T22:23:30.549-05:002011-03-16T22:23:30.549-05:00the wee bairn may be coming home tomorrow and the ...the wee bairn may be coming home tomorrow and the ng tube comes out tonight.jenhttp://grace-filled.netnoreply@blogger.com