The best is Grace's 4 am wake up. By this point she isn't waking up because she is hungry or has a dirty diaper; she is ready to get up, get out of bed, and play. We try to hold her without engaging her too much because we want to break the habit and we hope she will go back to sleep. The goal is to make life at 4 am very boring. Grace, on the other hand has some ideas of her own.
So it goes like this. Melanie wakes up and tries to feed Grace. Grace refuses to eat and sits and smiles at Melanie instead. It is pretty funny so Melanie can't help but laugh though she tries to be stoic. Melanie then brings Grace into the bed and gives her to me. At this point I shut my eyes and sit her on my stomach and listen to her coo at me. The coos are really cute so I can't help but open my eyes and as soon as I do she gives me a huge smile that looks like this.
At this point I can't help myself. I am awake and laughing and I can't stop. So now that Grace has gotten dad up it is time to start working on mom. Melanie is pretty poker faced at four in the morning but it is hard to sleep when I am lying next to her laughing at our baby. I am confident that Grace knows that Melanie is really awake even though her eyes are closed because as soon as I am clearly awake Grace turns and starts to coo/yell at her mom. Like me, Melanie can only hold out for so long before she starts to laugh and say something like, "Grace you aren't supposed to be cute at four in the morning." At this point we are both lying there trying to stifle our laughter and Grace just grins knowing she has made everyone so happy.
My favorite part of the story is our dog Carmen who also sleeps in our bed with us (I know, we're softies). While Grace is cooing and we are all laughing Carmen will sometimes lift her head and grumble at us for disturbing her sleep. I had to snap a picture of our disgruntled puppy just so everyone can see how happy she is to be woken up by a noisy little baby.
1 comment:
I love this post!! I think all us parents have gone through this exact cycle at one point!! Too Funny!!
It's so great to catch up on you guys!!
Mandy Young
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