Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Let Sleeping Kids Lie !!!

I think this is the most important phrase of parenting. If your children are asleep, I think leaving them to sleep is the definition of good parenting. Waking up children usually results in disaster.
It is amazing how much cuter, and sweeter your children appear when they are sleeping. They are just these perfect little beings lying there without a care in the world, in their funny tiny clothes, in their itty bitty cribs. What could be better than having a sleeping baby?
I am convinced that the time most couples look at each other and decide that they want some rug rats of their own is when they see someone else's children sleeping, looking peaceful, and relaxing. The phrase, "I want one," is uttered by the girl as she gets that broody feeling, and the guy whispers, "yeah, lets have a baby," thinking the kid looks cute and he gets to rejoice in the enjoyment of creating God's special gift (that is the most tactful way I could find of saying the guy is thinking about getting laid one more time).
For all the parents out there, how many times have you peeked in on your kid sleeping and either said "aaahh" or thought to yourself how amazing they are and how lucky you are. A moment later you notice the baby starts stirring and you find yourself saying or thinking, "Oh crap, he/she's waking up, I only have a few minutes of freedom left," then running back to your chair to squeeze in 5 minutes more of TV watching or peaceful reading before the child really wakes up, or if you are lucky, drifts off back to sleep.
Then the children actually get up and reality hits. Waking up usually involves crying, or in the morning, changing diapers, clothes and needing bottles of milk. We are unfortunate enough in the morning to have Henry, who is not a morning person, and Daddy be in the same grouchy, irritable mood for the 1st hour of the day, or until Henry gets milk and Daddy gets coffee. At that point we are both happier.
In our house at the moment both of are children are asleep by 8.30-8.45 most nights. This gives Marisa and I some free time to relax, write blogs and do that sort of thing.
I'm sure there are some people reading this who have children that do not go to sleep until much later, and I know how lucky I am to have children that sleep from so early.
Do not take this blog the wrong way, I love spending time with the children, playing with them, and taking them to places, but I also love when they are asleep.

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