Monday, September 14, 2009

Now I lay me down to sleep..

I am trying to get the girls to nap in their cribs. I figure that once I get back to work (if..ever..) and our parents babysit, this will make things easier. So today was day one of Project Nap in Cribs. This is how it went.

Attempt 1 (Morning nap):
Babies look sleepy.
Lay them down in their cribs.
They fuss.
Fussing evolves to crying.
Crying becomes screams.
Start to settle a bit.
I take a shower.
Come out, hear a little fussing. Go see who it is. Charlotte.
Give her binky
She drifts off.
Bastards next door start hammering. Wakes Charlotte. Charlotte wakes Kayley.
Get both of them to drift back off.
Decided to close window (dumbass).
Take window fan out, falls, wakes up both babies.
Screaming.
Attempt 1: FAIL. We sleep in swing and bouncy.

Attempt 2 (Afternoon nap):
Babies look sleepy, lay them down.. blah blah.
crying, fussing, screaming.
Give them seahorses, run away to escape screaming.
Go downstairs to vacuum.
Vacuum. Clean kitchen. Try to decide what else to do to escape screams.
Go check on them.
Kayley sleeping. Charlotte fussing.
Offer binky.
Screams and accusatory looks.
Out goes Charlotte.
Close the door.
Small click- Kayley up.
Screams.
Charlotte up.
Shrieks.
Kayley falls back asleep (how?? how I ask??)
Charlotte still up.
Shrieks.
More.
I run away to escape.
Hear it through the ceiling.
Give up.
Attempt 2: FAIL.

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