We have been visiting family this weekend, which we usually pack up and do every other month or so. And it has never been much of a difficult task... until this weekend. Jacob has always been fine sleeping in a room and bed that isn't his own. Gavin had too at first. I don't know what it was about Gavin spending the night in a different bed this time, but let's just say mommy and daddy haven't slept much... :)
Gavin has been falling asleep right away, he just gets up a few times each night and doesn't want to go back to sleep. At our house, he almost always sleeps through the night and if he does wake up, we would probably just let him cry himself to sleep. But you can't do that at someone else's house without waking everyone up. So I would try to rub his back, stroke his cheek, and play with his hair. It was seeming to work, until I quietly tiptoed away and he immediately jolted upright with his eyes wide open. After what seemed like forever, he would fall asleep... only to wake up shortly and start the pattern again. Last night, Gavin's crying woke Jacob up too. While Daddy calmed Gavin down, Jacob was in our room full of questions.
"Mommy is a one and a one eleven?"
"Is a one and two twelve?"
"Is Gavin still crying?"
"What tomorrow we do? Are we going to Tiny Tots?" (which means church for him)
"THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT..."
It was here when Daddy had finally gotten Gavin to bed so we told him that everyone was going to sleep now. :)
2 comments:
That sounds like our every night on the road in hotels during our move! It makes for a very long night! I sympathize with you.
I was definitely thinking about you when I wrote this! Your road trip makes four nights not seem so bad. ;)
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