Chain Reactions. They lived it, they loved it. An example from 2:53 am on Friday:
A-Boy (still asleep): Cough, cough.
Mini-Man: WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
A-Boy: Who, What, HUH?
Mini-Man: WAAAAAHHHH!!!!
A-Boy: WAAAAAAHHH!!!!!
Mommy: Shhhh. Go back to sleep!
They do not go back to sleep. I go to Mini-Man's crib to comfort him. He is inconsolable and I am EXHAUSTED so I bring him to bed with me. I kick something warm and squishy as I am crawling back into bed. A-Boy pops up and smiles at me.
A-Boy (who has NO clue how to whisper, especially at 2 am): HI MOMMA!!!
Mommy: Shhhh. Go back to sleep!
From the next room: WAAAAHH!!!!!!
A-Boy: BABY J! BABY J!
Mommy: Yes, you woke him up. Shhh. Go back to sleep!
I lay down with Mini-Man and attempt to get him to sleep so that I can sleep too. I have a boy on each side of me. A-Boy pops his little head up over my shoulder.
A-Boy: HI BABY!!
Mini-Man: Goo Goo. Giggle Giggle.
Mommy: Shhh. Go back to sleep!
They both lay back down. Mini-Man pops his head up over my shoulder.
Mini-Man: Giggle Giggle. Babble Babble.
He attempts to crawl over me in an effort to poke his older brother.
A-Boy: HA, HA. HA, HA! MOMMA! BABY CUTE!
Mommy: No, he is NOT cute. Mini-Man, NO. Shhh. Go back to sleep!
They both lay down. Less than a minute later:
From the next room: WAAAAH!!!!
A-Boy: TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR! WAA WA WA WA WA WA WA.
Mommy: A-Boy, NO!!!! Shhh. Go back to sleep!
It is silent. Ahh. Finally. I can sleep.
Two minutes later:
Mini-Man: WAAAAAHH!!!
A-Boy: LENNY, TUCK AND MING-MING TOO! WHAT'S GONNA WORK? TEEEEEWORK!
From the next room: WAAAAAHHH!!!!
A-Boy: BABY J! BABY J!!!
Mommy (teeth clenched at this point): SHHH! GO TO SLEEP!!!
This goes on for about 2 1/2 hours. I'm thinking that they'll at least sleep in, right? WRONG. At 5:51 am:
A-Boy (two inches away from my face): MOMMA!!!!!! MILK, PLEASE! MOMMA!
Mommy: Shhh. Go to sleep.
Mini-Man: WAAAAAAAHHH!
From the next room: WAAAAAHH!!
A-Boy: BABY J! BABY J! MILK, PLEASE MOMMA?
Mini-Man: Giggle Giggle. Babble Babble.
A-Boy: MINI-MAN! YAY! HI MINI-MAN! BABY J! BABY J! MILK, MOM! PLEASE?
Repeat this nearly 6 consecutive nights, throw in a couple snotty noses and some necessary middle-of-the-night DVD viewings by my 11 month old and you will have pretty much summed up my slumberless nights. Other than being tired we have had a fantabulous time! We are ready to get home though. We are heading back tomorrow, which is a good thing since tomorrow is the day I run out of undies.
Did I mention I handled things just fine? No crying or nothin'. I didn't even have the urge. Take THAT, rude person who said I couldn't handle it.
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18 comments:
Sounds, um, relaxing! ;-) Glad you've had a good time!
It doesn't sound so bad the way you're telling it. At least, it has me laughing. It also makes a high picthed "hi!" stretched out to three syllables at 6:30 sound not nearly as bad as I thought it was this morning.
I'm glad you're having a great trip and I hope your drive home tomorrow goes well.
totally had one of those the other day at 530 am
Oh. My. Goodness. You seriously need a nap.
ROFL!!! Sorry but that is funny. Hope everything gets back to normal when you get home!
Welcome home! I hope you can manage to get some sleep now! I love vacationing, but it is so nice to get home to your own beds and crib!
I'm glad you survived. Vacationing with kids (dh or not) is never a vacation- still tons of work. My favorite kinds of vacations are the ones where dh and I go somewhere and leave the kids home.
I hear by officailly name you, Supermom!
Pleeeaaasssseeee don't fall asleep on the drive home because your kids are totally unconcious and asleep from the very strenuous week away!:)
What a trip! I'm so you did okay. I bet A boy and Little Man missed their daddy, and you too for that matter! I can't wait to see you tonight... please wear clean undies though!!
Should be "I'm so GLAD you did okay!" That's what I get for typing while holding a kid!
Wow. Exhausting. Being away from home, as lovely as it is sometimes, really does take serious energy now. I hope you have a safe (and quiet) trip back.
wow welcome home.Sounds like you need to go away just by yourself!
Isn't it interesting how they always feed off of each other. It's like a ping-pong tournament.
I hope when you get home you can take off your cape and supermom tights and take a LONG, well-deserved nap.
Are you home yet????
Wowzas... thta is what vacation is all about, lol. Ya done good, Em. Ya done good!!!!!!
I don't know whether to admire you, cry for you or giggle AT you. I'll do all 3. Welcome home!
Have you recovered yet? I hope you are doing lots of sleeping in this weekend!
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