A morning surprise

Quick sleep training update, for those loyal readers who have been with me from the beginning:  

(Pre-emptive disclaimer:  Dylan's still on the Benadryl nighttime regimen (hallelujah), per doctor's orders for another week, since it does help him fall asleep and reduces his nighttime coughing episodes.)

Last night was the first night in MONTHS that Dylan slept through the long whole night!  He went down at 7:30, had a brief coughing episode at 3 AM, but put himself back to sleep, and then he woke up at 5:40 in the morning!  Greedy, sleep-deprived mom that I am, I went up to feed him and had a secret plan to try and put him back to sleep for another blessed hour (humans should not have to wake up before the sun), but little Dylan had another idea in mind to greet the day.  He wanted to celebrate his good night's rest with a nice, fresh, pre-dawn stink bomb.  Gone are the days of waking up to the enticing aromas of Folgers in your cup or bacon and eggs sizzling on the stove (ok, let's be real here-- no mom ever wakes up to the smell of someone cooking breakfast because we're always the ones doing the breakfast making!).  I can tell you one thing I've learned firsthand-- nothing wakes you up as quickly as the smell of a dirty turdy.  My mental AM dialogue went something like this: '(yawn).  wow, i can't believe he slept through the night.  that's so great, but it's still dark outside. (yawn).  maybe if i just rock him for just a few minutes, he'll get sleepy...oh, i think his eyelids are drooping (yea!)...just a little longer...wait, did he just make a poop grunt?!  oh no, he's opening his eyes.  oh grossness, he's totally dropping a deuce right now!  i better put him back in his crib and go downstairs, so John will have to change him when he does the morning diaper change.  haHA!'  Then I proceeded to go wake up my groggy baby daddy and told him that Dylan was up for the day, so he better get up too (John's in charge of the morning baby hygiene routine as part of our division of labor).  He was looking super tired, so I figured I was doing him a favor by helping him wake up for the day with Dylan's special morning surprise. :) 

This manic mom desperately needs coffee today, some to drink and some leftover grounds to sniff to banish the lingering stink in my nostrils.

Is it really just Wednesday???

Claire