Absolutely Spent

I think my daughter Sandy is shifting sleeping schedules. One more sleepless night for me and my wife and I'll call it official; she'll be on the night shift. She's been gradually moving her bedtime up by roughly half an hour a night since Saturday. We hit the sack at a quarter to twelve last night.

That really isn't TOO late, but consider two things: she intermittently wakes up to feed, and we co-sleep.

Co-sleeping simply means constantly being wary of crushing an infant to death. Hence, it really compromises the quality of one's sleep. It's a good set up, though. Baby has immediate access to mommy and my wife and I can get to her real quick in case she needs help with anything. Plus, nothing beats waking up next to a smiling child.

Back to my point. I am drained. But I can't complain too much. I have it good compared to my wife who has to wake up for the aforementioned mid-night feedings (Sandy drinks only mama's milk) and take care of the baby all day while designing websites. What bowls me over is how she has only a smile to offer Sandy when the little one wakes her up in the middle night to ask for milk. I'm a lucky man and I love my girls.