Postcards from the real insomniac...

Gord has been getting into a habit of not sleeping. Well, more specifically, not sleeping during the day. It has been a couple days now, (and a few days scattered here and there before) but he tends to have incredibly long stretches of alertness - with at most a 15 - 20 minute nap somewhere in the middle. Luckily, which is why this isn’t so much a complaint as it is an observation, he tends to sleep well during the night.

Today, as well as yesterday, he woke up in the morning after a good night (not all night, still 1 feed somewhere between 2 and 5 am) and remained awake almost all day. He had a nap in the baby bjorn carrier for about 15 minutes, and an additional 10 minutes when removed. He of course woke up the moment food hit our forks. This kid has an incredible knack at knowing exactly when food is being served. The army should hire him for their mess hall and get rid of the guy who sounds the trumpet. (I’m not totally sure there is a guy who sounds a trumpet... it just worked as an example here). But seriosly, without fail, Gord wakes up EVERY time we sit down to eat - be it at home, families, or a restaurant.

Anyhow, he stayed awake during breakfast/brunch, ate at 12:30 - we tried putting him down before my sister came over around 1:30, but failed. He sat with us in his high chair while we played some texas hold ’em (after several attempts at putting him down). When she left, we went for a drive, thinking it would put him out - but he was unusually fussy and awake throughout the ride. He slept for about 15 minutes and when we got home around 5 he ate and remained awake until ... well, I think he is still awake. I can hear him stirring in the monitor. (I think i’m about to have to go soothe him or put his soother back in any moment now...). We bathed him at 8 and put him in his crib at 8:30. It’s now five to nine, and he REALLY NEEDS to sleep.

Well, he seems to have settled... and he’s not the only one who needs sleep, which is why I write this from bed...

Cheers.

Ahhh crap... he’s fussing again....