Recipe for a good night's sleep

This is a Richard's family secret recipe.

1. A warm body next to you in the form of your husband
2. An infant that is NOT teething
3. A toddler that does NOT rock in his sleep and wake everyone up
4. A toddler that can go to the bathroom by himself in the middle of the night (multiple times)
5. An empty bladder
6. Toddlers that don't have bad dreams
7. Warm blankets/pj's
8. Sinuses that are clear and a throat that doesn't hurt
9. A mind clear of all the daily happenings and to-do lists for the next day

Mix all the ingredients together in no particular order and you are sure to have a great night's sleep!

Comments

Jess and Jen said…
Too bad some of those ingredients are hard to come by sometimes, huh? We especially have problems with the no bad dreams part! --Jen
Marcy said…
I've got everything except #1, plus I've got the problem of two girls who think it's fun to get in bed with me during the middle of the night--it's not because of bad dreams, either. Oh well. I guess they need the closeness.
Yeah...I'll work on all of those. I've got #1 down..my biggest problem is a 3 year old who will NOT stay in her bed. 3, 4, 5 times a night I'm taking this kid back to her room....ugh.
Oh, I forgot to ask in my last comment...can you send me your address??
Jen, the problem with bad dreams is that you can't be upset for being woken up you know? It's like that with throwing up too. But, I'm glad that Mike gets up with the kids too. That helps a lot. Will has been having dreams about aliens lately...

Marcy, I've been thinking about you a lot this week because Mike has been out of town. Not only is it harder to sleep when he is gone but I also feel so exhausted by the end of the day and I don't know how single moms get through every single day with no help. It is amazing how just a few hours of help a night make such a huge difference.

Brooke, some nights we have all them perfect but most nights we are waking up with one of the boys for some reason. I think we are up for some reason at least three times a night. Our kids rarely come get in bed with us but usually stand outside our door crying for us. We will email Mike our address because I think Mike (my Mike) will tell me I shouldn't put personal information like that on the blog....Air Force doctrinization. Doesn't he know that is all I put on this blog? Personal things? Anyway, I'll send it on.
JC Choate said…
I agree, but would like to revise #2 with "...or eating". Although am thinking feeding seems to be easier cause it can get taken care of. Now teething......? Im thinking it's not a quick fix. :)

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