Paul decided to get his haircut at 6pm. A friend from work comes over to do it. 6 pm is like the 8:15 for teachers in our house. Paul got home at 5:45 because of traffic, andrew was TIRED, he somewhat ate. I wolfed down my dinner, alone, to the sound of "GET ME OUT OF THIS CHAAAAAAAAIR" from andrew and a bzzzzzzzzzzzzz of clippers from downstairs. Timing is everything.
Today at 4:20, andrew said, "I've slept long enough and would like my beverage now" to which, in my sleepy daze, thought... this is going to be the first day in 7 1/2 months that he's going to roll over and go back to sleep. he will. he will. he will. Twenty minutes later, "I SAID I AM THIRSTY. Now when you come to change my diaper I will thrust my chest in the air, cry and kick my legs until you stick the rubber nipple in my mouth". All the while I'm half asleep. I don't remember much of that feeding. I opened my eye once to see if the nipple was in his mouth or nose because I was just robotically holding it. Afterwards, he went straight into his crib, grabbed his Figo and fell asleep. I stumble back to bed, nestle in and then the brain alarm clock went off and my mind says, "HEY, since you're up, lets think about all the things you need to do, or conversations you've had or things you have written to see if you've offended anyone in anyway". My other brain said, "SHUUUUT UP!! Its sleepy time". Stronger brain says, "you need this, this, this at costco. did you pay that yet? did you buy that yet? you need to empty the diaper pail". Its during those times I grab my pillow and try to smother my loud brain to make it sleep. What annoys me the most is the "ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz" I hear from the adjacent pillow. UGHHH. How can he sleep? The 4am amy is annoying and would have no friends if she came out 12 hours later. Frankly, I wish she'd stop making lists or feeling guilty or thinking about TV shows or future conversations to have. She also thinks about disasters that could occur at any given moment. She's an insurance company's dream. If only she would sleep.
