Lessons in Motherhood

This is how I describe Sophia – Angel and Demon. I’m constantly receiving compliments on what a good baby Sophia is. She never cries when people are around. She’s alert and smiley and full of personality. She’s great, until you turn out the lights for bedtime. Then, she’s a demon!

I believe that this bad behavior started on our trip to Buffalo where we slept just feet apart in two rooms that are barely divided. Multiple times during the night she would cry and I would go get her to feed her. There is no reason that she needs to eat in the middle of the night. The child eats more than Hailey at a given table sitting and nurses on top of that. She’s not hungry. She’s just in a bad routine. It’s a shame really because we’d already gotten her into a good sleep through the night routine, and now we have to start all over again!

The truth is that when we are together, Sophia and I are very in sync. I typically know what she needs before she knows she needs it. I know her signals now. Call it co-dependence or attached parenting; whatever, we’re in sync. I like having that strong relationship with her, but I think that she mistakenly believes that I will meet rush to fulfill her every whim all night long. Yeah, news flash, Sophia – I don’t want to do that. I value my sleep and yours. We need to get in sync during the night and by that I mean, you need to start sleeping through it again!