Some people don't need much sleep--I'm not one of them. I love my sleep. I like to curl up in bed and wrap a blanket around me like a mummy. I love feeling the wave of tiredness take over, and I love to dream. Sleep is a time for you to refresh your mind, sort through the events of the day, and let your body and your brain reset for the next day. Think about it as putting yourself on the charger, just like your iPhone.
Vampire Chicken Princess Darling Daughter doesn't need much sleep. She almost never goes to sleep until 9:30 PM. She will wake up in the middle of the night and come down to my bed to cuddle with me, or rather to throw her arms and legs on my head, kick me and sleep as close as possible to me as she can on our king size bed. I don't know why, but her little body just doesn't seem to need the 12 hours of sleep most kids her age need.
I had all intentions of going for a run this morning, but Vampire Chicken Princess was in bed with me, and when I woke up to "It's Time," playing as loudly as it could on my iPhone, and stealthily put my foot onto the floor, she sat up like a Jack-n-the-Box and said, "Mommy, where are you going?"
I knew there was no hope then. She was up. When she wakes up there is no going back. She will not quietly close her eyes and go back to sleep. She will follow me out of bed, into the living room, and then my day as a Mommy begins.
Sweet kid. I just wish sometimes she liked sleep as much as I do.
Sleep begets sleep, but not in Darling Daughter's case.
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