Tag Archives: sleep

Don’t Make Me Come Up There

A few weeks ago we moved the kids, aged almost-5 and 3, into one room. This has gone much better than I thought it would. I thought they would be screaming all the time. I thought they would be putting … Continue reading

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That New Bed Smell

Up until this past Monday, Fresco was sleeping in a crib. Yes. My three year old was in a crib. I know that it makes intellectual sense to leave a child in its preferred enclosure until it is ready to … Continue reading

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Time Enough For Counting /When The Dealing’s Done

Fresco is sleeping on the couch beside me. He is on a nap strike right now. He marches around his crib with a little sign in his hand that says “FAIR SLEEPING CONDISHONS (sic) FOR ALL” and he chants, “Hey … Continue reading

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Notes From Mother’s Journal: Detailed Wednesday Edition

5:05 AM: I wake up. I lately have this fear that I will not be able to get back to sleep if I am awake too long in the night, so when I wake up and have to pee, I … Continue reading

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Why I Am Not Napping at Naptime

In the beginning, it was about getting away. When it was one all-consuming, all-needing baby, sometimes all I wanted was to explode from the house without looking back. I didn’t need to go far. To the grocery store, to the … Continue reading

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