Rise and Shine, Ready or Not | Lake Shore Family Dental | Walter Hong DDS | Pasadena MD Dentist

Cosmetic, Family & Sedation Dentistry

Walter S. Hong, DDS

4330 Mountain Rd
Pasadena, MD 21122
410-317-8420
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Good Morning!

I’ve been up since 3:45 am. About 3 hours earlier than I usually get up. Why? Not a huge deal, but Jennifer has a little head cold, and it’s causing some sleeping problems with her. Or, I should say, the sleeping problem is with me.

As much as I shouldn’t compare my kids to each other, I catch myself doing it. And compared to my other babies, Jennifer doesn’t sleep well with me. Which I suppose is my own fault, since one of my goals early on was to get her to sleep in her own bed.

Having had it both ways, I’ve discovered what works best for me is to have a break from the baby at bed-time. My oldest slept in my bed with me for about 6 months. Which was great at first – convenient, but later on interfered with my sleep to the point that I was not as good a mom during the day. So when my second came along I had him in his own bed by 2 weeks of age. He was such a cuddly little guy, though, he would happily sleep on my shoulder anytime, day or night.

So when my first or second baby was sick, I would sleep with them, on my shoulder – for comfort, of course, but also to just elevate their little heads to help clear their congestion.

But now what to do when Jennifer is sick? Usually a good crib sleeper, last night she cried every time I put her down, horizontal. As soon as I picked her up, she was asleep in my arms. Only problem is: she doesn’t know how to sleep with me, and I with her. I couldn’t lie down with her in my arms and have her stay asleep. So I got to stay awake.

Here’s the great thing about the 4^th baby: I didn’t mind it.

I got to cuddle with her, and enjoy a little one-on-one time that I don’t always have during the busy times of day. She went down about 5:15. I thought about going back to bed, briefly, before realizing if I did, I’d have a lot of trouble getting up an hour or so later.

Instead, I had an hour of silent, uninterrupted me-time this morning! I was able to catch up on some reading, and by the time the kids got up an hour and a half later, I felt like I had accomplished sooo much! All this, even with a sick baby – it almost makes me want to be a morning person. Almost.

Even with a sick baby and very little sleep, there’s a reason to smile today