Tuesday, January 1, 2013

tuesday tip - sleep

how fitting that sleep would be the topic i would choose for new year's day!  are you dragging today? i usually don't even stay up until midnight and still end up being on the tired side.  now for the tip...

take sleep seriouslyi am frequently asked (at least once a week) - "how do you do it?"  my first answer is always, "my kids are good sleepers."  (well, maybe it is my second answer after - you just do what you have to do.)  we have been blessed by having great sleepers - all four!  they have all dropped naps earlier than most, but at least they now have each other to play with during 'nap time'.  i cannot stress enough how important sleep is to any type of function and peace in our household.  i am not of the "sleep when the baby sleeps" school of thought (why train yourself to sleep during the day when that isn't always a possibility), but occasional naps are good for your sanity.  i also don't wake a sleeping baby if i can help it.  believe me, if they are hungry, they will wake up and it is super difficult to break them of a wake every x hours schedule once you have trained them to sleep/wake that way. (now, of course, if your baby is not gaining weight or has other concerns - that is something totally different.  i am talking about an average, healthy baby.)

i seriously don't know how people do it when their kids don't sleep!  sleep is the number one ingredient for a happy day at our house, what is the number one need at your house to guaranty an easier day?  love.

2 comments:

Witenkling Mommy said...

Sleeping kids (in their own beds) does make all the difference in the world!

Candice and Davidson said...

Agreed. That's how we do it too. Sleep means sanity!