Monday, June 24, 2013

four year old problems

We spent this morning at the doctor because my sidekick has decided to make a snack of his toenails.  Yep.  His toenails. He's pretty much given himself an ingrown toenail which combined with tball cleats makes for a nasty combination.

Four year old boys are gross, y'all.

Stinky and dirty, but still full of hugs and snuggles.  It's an endearing mix, I suppose.

While at the doctor we discussed sleeping issues.  Specifically the lack of sleep we've been receiving.  Last night Reese was up-- for various reasons-- until 11:00.  Then he was awake for the day at 5:15.  A wake up time somewhere between five fifteen and five thirty has been the norm all summer.  I'm exhausted today.  And my buddy needs some sleep.

{various reasons being that he was hot, needed medicine on his two week old bug bites, wanted to clarify that I was safely across the hall, was hot again, and then he needed someone to snuggle- I said no}

Our new plan is bedtime around 7:45.  That obviously won't work on nights when we have tball at 7:00, but all other nights it should.   His school year bedtime is 8:00, but we've been somewhat lax this summer and let him stay up until 8:30.  Evidently we are in a sleep drought and it's time for some rain. I'm willing to offer gifts of ninja turtles and cash, if necessary.

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