I'm Only Sleeping...

All new parents suffer from lack of sleep. I fully expected this. I expected to be jarred out of sleep at night by a fussy baby. I expected to have to get up and help my wife with late night feedings and diaper changes. I do all of that, for my little BG.

What I did not expect was waking up on my own every 30-45 minutes to check and make sure BG was still breathing. When she was just a few days or weeks old her tiny chest would barely move. I suppose it makes me a bad father, but every once in a while, I would cough, just so she would startle and I would know she was okay.

Now, she's "sleeping through the night". At least, by the definition in all the parenting books. According to them, "sleeping through the night" is sleeping for 5-6 hours straight. I think that definition of "sleeping through the night" was developed by doctors, based on their experiences as residents or something. I don't ever recall a time when I woke up, feeling refreshed, and thought, "Wow, five whole hours! What a great night!" Then again, getting 6 hours straight now does seem like a great luxury, so maybe they are right.