Sleepless: The Sequel

Was there ever a sequel to Sleepless in Seattle? I’m guessing everyone was just too tired to write one.

I know the feeling.

So I already did a post on being tired thanks to Paige waking up in the night but I noticed I didn’t go into a lot of detail on how that affects us. Us being me and my wife.

Let’s be honest. Husbands and wives don’t always get along. Throw in a toddler when you’re both over 40 and include a restless night’s sleep and things can get worse. By worse I mean saying and doing things you don’t really intend to simply because you’re tired or in a zombie-like trance and don’t really realize it. As a husband I have found that these are the times when you need to apologize, even if an apology isn’t necessarily needed. After all, we’re both in the same boat.

Paige doesn’t wake up every night on purpose just to interrupt our sleep so it’s not really her fault we’re tired. We don’t get upset with her for waking up but we certainly get upset with each other over trivial things because we’re tired. I find it’s difficult to let those moments go and move on sometimes and I’m sure my wife feels the same way. It’s not personal, it’s just life.

I’m assuming things will only get better as raising Paige continues. As she gets older she should hopefully sleep better. Lord knows I’m going to need my beauty sleep 4 years from now as I’ll be turning 50. That’s one third of my expected lifespan (I plan to live a very long time).

So once again I will put this out there. If anyone knows of any tips or tricks to help a toddler sleep through the night feel free to comment.