Yes, we have two children. Yes, we just figured out what Gianna needs to sleep through the night. No, we are not insane, although we may be a little sleep deprived.
Last night, Eric and I chose to stay up and spend time together. With his schedule and having two children, it makes it difficult to find time together and even harder to go out on a date. So, after we sent the kids to bed, we stayed up all night talking about any random little thing we so desired. It was really fun. Although I knew it came with a price (still having to be a functioning parent in the morning), we really needed the time to reconnect like this. It was like being a new couple all over again...sharing and learning new things about each other. I can't believe we actually stayed up all night (okay, so we decided to go to sleep about 5am and the kids woke at 8am)!
Eric let me catch a couple extra z's when the kids got up, but I only stayed in bed for another hour or so. I must say, it makes a HUGE difference in choosing to stay awake than to be forced to stay awake (because one child or another won't/can't sleep)!! And, although we can't/shouldn't do this very often, it was really nice to spend time, uninterrupted, as a couple in the sanctity of our own home. I mean, really, how often DOES a couple get to enjoy their home sans les enfants?
1 comment:
LOL! That's great that you got time together - uninterupted! Wow! What's that like? And 5 am IS all night! Way to go thinking outside the box and keeping your marriage a priority!
My word verification this time is tater... just in case you were wondering. I thought it was funny.
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