Natalie had her first (noticeable to us) nightmare(s) last night. First she woke up at 3 am crying and saying something about monsters. I told her it was just a dream and she went back to sleep (in our bed) easily. Then at 4 am she woke us up with a loud, BLOOD-CURDLING scream. For some reason I wasn’t all that startled, but Chris screamed, too. When I asked Natalie if she had a bad dream, she giggled and said that I tried to take her pillow. Go figure. This time she and I tossed and turned for about an hour before getting back to sleep.
Tell me. Please. How did you not….erg….just….wow. I flip out when Sue pokes me in the ribs.
I realized the reason Natalie’s screaming didn’t startle me. She was sleeping in the crook of my arm and must have started stirring before she actually screamed. Co-sleeping makes one very in tune to their kids.