Last night was a long night.
First, Jay and I have been having connecting issues. Not fights or anything like that, but life has overtaken both of us and we need to just be together a little. Last night was crazy between some scheduling issues and doctor appointments, we ended up going out to dinner. Then Jay put the girls to bed and I relaxed with my Wednesday night TV (Ghost Hunters and UFO Hunters).
Then Luna awoke at 11:30 (right during UFO Hunters.) and 12:15 and 1:00 and 1:45 and 3:00 and 3:35 and 4:30 and.. somewhere in her I slept in her bed for a while so she slept. All I know is that I woke in my bed and she in hers.
It was all nightmares. Of what? I have no clue. But she was nightmaring all night.
Man I hate this part of parenting. The poor kid is suffering and you can only rub their back and say that it is okay….
Sigh
The dotter is doing this, also; not all night, but about 2 hours after going to sleep. When you ask her the next morning, she has no recollection of it. Kinda like night terrors but not as scary to the parents…
You should have called. I was up most of those hours. Started with Olivia shouting in her sleep and then that woke the dog and the domino effect was in full swing. Will was the only one who got a peaceful night’s sleep. Throw in my insomnia and the inability to go back to sleep and it made for a zombie-like day for me.
Olivia woke up this morning talking about monsters, but never said anything about dreaming. It is definitely one of the roughest parts of parenting.
Hang in there, sister.
Gillian had chronic night terrors when she was about Luna’s age, and even now she gets them every once in a while if she’s too tired when she goes to bed. It really is hard, especially when soothing doesn’t work.