David is continually asking me that if I'm so tired from putting baby back to sleep at night, why don't I wake him up to help. The number one reason I give him is that he has to wake up early and go to school and I'd rather him get sleep. He responds by telling me he can still help out once in a while.
The second reason I give him is that it is just to hard to wake him up. This response is always followed by an argument in which he tries to convince me that it absolutely is not hard to wake him up and that he wakes up soooo easily. Well let me tell you a story.
Last night I was lying wide awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. At about 1:30 a light of some sort starts flashing on David's night stand. Now normally I might get up and check it out, but Emery was fast asleep next to me and I did NOT want to wake her. So, I try to ask D.
David. David. DAVID!" I say louder and louder while shaking him with one hand and covering Em's ear with another. No response.
I pinch him; he rolls over. I squeeze his arm; he tries to hit me, but still doesn't wake up. Finally I punch him in the chest. "WHAT?!" he finally responds.
"There is a light flashing on your nightstand and I can't see what it is. I think something might be up with your alarm clock."
He rolls over and crazily starts hitting every button on his alarm and then rolls back over (the light is still flashing) and says "It was just the erectors."
"What? Honey, did you just turn off your alarm? The light is still flashing and I think you turned off your alarm. You need to wake up for real."
"I am awake! It was just the erectors," he tells me.
"The what? Directors? You're not making any sense. Wake up."
"No, the E-rectors. I am awake."
"If you're awake than why aren't you making any sense? What the heck are erectors?"
"They're the muscles in your back that help keep you standing up straight."
By this point I'm laughing. "And what do erectors have anything to do with a flashing light on your nightstand?"
"The erector muscles flash during a treatment plan."
"Oh my gosh, are you serious? You really are NOT making sense. Wake up!"
"I AM awake. I just can't explain it any simpler than that," he responds in a voice that implies I'm a total idiot for not understanding what he's telling me.
"Okay honey," I say realizing there is no way I'm going to get him into full consciousness. "Well are you sure you didn't turn off your alarm? You just hit all the buttons."
"I don't have to get up. It's only gone off once and I didn't turn it off."
"Okay, well it hasn't gone off at all, but you just go back to sleep since you're definitely awake right now."
"K. Good night."
LESSONS LEARNED
#1 I learned that David definitely has way too much school on the brain. Poor guy. :(
#2 David finally learned why I don't try to wake him up to help at night. It is actually more difficult than calming Munch myself.
The second reason I give him is that it is just to hard to wake him up. This response is always followed by an argument in which he tries to convince me that it absolutely is not hard to wake him up and that he wakes up soooo easily. Well let me tell you a story.
Last night I was lying wide awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. At about 1:30 a light of some sort starts flashing on David's night stand. Now normally I might get up and check it out, but Emery was fast asleep next to me and I did NOT want to wake her. So, I try to ask D.
David. David. DAVID!" I say louder and louder while shaking him with one hand and covering Em's ear with another. No response.
I pinch him; he rolls over. I squeeze his arm; he tries to hit me, but still doesn't wake up. Finally I punch him in the chest. "WHAT?!" he finally responds.
"There is a light flashing on your nightstand and I can't see what it is. I think something might be up with your alarm clock."
He rolls over and crazily starts hitting every button on his alarm and then rolls back over (the light is still flashing) and says "It was just the erectors."
"What? Honey, did you just turn off your alarm? The light is still flashing and I think you turned off your alarm. You need to wake up for real."
"I am awake! It was just the erectors," he tells me.
"The what? Directors? You're not making any sense. Wake up."
"No, the E-rectors. I am awake."
"If you're awake than why aren't you making any sense? What the heck are erectors?"
"They're the muscles in your back that help keep you standing up straight."
By this point I'm laughing. "And what do erectors have anything to do with a flashing light on your nightstand?"
"The erector muscles flash during a treatment plan."
"Oh my gosh, are you serious? You really are NOT making sense. Wake up!"
"I AM awake. I just can't explain it any simpler than that," he responds in a voice that implies I'm a total idiot for not understanding what he's telling me.
"Okay honey," I say realizing there is no way I'm going to get him into full consciousness. "Well are you sure you didn't turn off your alarm? You just hit all the buttons."
"I don't have to get up. It's only gone off once and I didn't turn it off."
"Okay, well it hasn't gone off at all, but you just go back to sleep since you're definitely awake right now."
"K. Good night."
LESSONS LEARNED
#1 I learned that David definitely has way too much school on the brain. Poor guy. :(
#2 David finally learned why I don't try to wake him up to help at night. It is actually more difficult than calming Munch myself.
And for your viewing pleasure, a real rarity: Emery asleep somewhere beside my arms.
7 comments:
Woa, and I thought I had problems getting up!! haha
P.S. Em looks so comfortable and happy. -sigh- to be Val's kiddo... What a life ;)
too funny...this reminds me so much of Matt, he is impossible to wake up and he's always saying crazy stuff in his sleep. Once when he'd taken some cold medicine, he told me "I'm just so cold I want to curl up inside of a mongoose."
Luckily Henry will sleep in his crib at night, but during the day all he wants is to be held, as soon as I put him down he wakes right up. Pretty hard to get things done.
She is such an angel. And your story made me laugh. Yup. that would totally not be worth the drama all the time. School is eating, sleeping, breathing, right? Be glad you'll be done soon.
hahaha! That is hilarious. Asher is in his crib now but since the very beginnning I am the only one that hears him. Austin snores through everything. It's much easier for me to take care of it. But I did like this one couple's set up and I might try it with the next baby. The mom takes week night duty and the dad does the weekend nights. She seemed much more rested than me esp at the beginning.
HAHA I was laughing so hard during this post cause that is exactly what JJ does when I try to wake him up!! He always says something about chiropractic that makes not one drop of sense so I could totally relate. How funny!
Jer does the same thing, though he doesn't usually talk so much! Seriously hilarious. Thanks for sharing this story, Val.
That is a seriously funny story. Your dad was also hard to wake up, not anymore though it must be old age. And of course I love the pictures of precious Emmy.
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