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This entry is on sleep. I have an inherent obsession about sleep. I talk about when I have too little/too much, disrupted/blissful, dreams-filled/dreams-free, same bed/different bed, whatever. I read before I sleep, is chirpy after I sleep, my body manifests into a time-telling instrument in sleep (Wil tells me I turn around the bed very much like the hour-hand of a clock). This site was conceived when the kid was asleep (see here). There used to be a banner that hinted to those of you who follow this blog on how little sleep we were getting. Well 6 months later, I have even more to say about sleep.
According to good old Gina, the kid should not sleep for more than three-hours in the day. So, we follow a certain schedule to ensure her days are filled with different activities (drinking milk and bathing are part of them). This is to ensure she could sleep through in the night. I have to say she has been rather cooperative for she has been sleeping through since she was 6-weeks old.
On our part, we do our best to let her rest in the night. The TV's volume is tuned really low because she is such a light-sleeper, she gets awaken easily by telly noises. We grumbled to each other that we had to read the subtitles or lip-read simply because the volume is rather inaudible. At times, I wonder why I was whispering to Wil. Sure, all that beats having to rock her all night long.
 
Despite our best efforts, the kid has taken to waking up in the middle of the night. She wakes up because she has moved herself out from the preferred sleeping position (PSP). She gets out of the PSP once or twice nightly and the kid announces her wakefulness with an urgent cough-like sound. She wants you to put her back to her PSP. You have got to turn her and POOF! Just like the light, back to sleep again.
I would like to think I have been rather patient about this. This phase has been going on for like a month. I think she must learn to get back to sleep on her own. I am not keen to be awake by her demand to be turned. Sure, I know this is an easy phase but it sucks to be awoken nightly.
Truly wonder what other tricks has she hidden up her sleeves. For such as small kid, she sure has lots of tricks. Boy, I am so not ready for them all.Labels: motherhood, routine, schedule, sleeping |
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Very interesting. I read Dr. Spock who rec. that babies sleep more than 3 hours in the day.... Christian suffered from night terrors (waking up wailing and not recognizing us) when he did not sleep much during the day... Oh well! How was HK? learning Circles or MI?