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Sleepy Boy

Carson fell asleep on the couch this afternoon a little before 1.  He usually goes down for a nap around 2, so I was surprised to look up from changing Betsy’s diaper and clothes and see him in this position.  I picked him up, carried him upstairs and put him in his bed.  I don’t think he opened his eyes even once.  After about 15 minutes it was Betsy’s turn.  I got her in bed, she played around for a little while and fell asleep.  I fixed myself a little lunch and sat down on the couch.  I started thinking through what I needed to get done during my alone time.  Then Carson starts screaming like crazy.  I go upstairs, try to calm him down, try to read a book, try to lay down with him and nothing helps.  So I take him downstairs, get him a snack and then come to terms with the fact that I have lost the only time of the day that I would’ve had to myself.

Some of my favorite Carson things from today.

1. I wake this morning to banging sounds and know that Carson is up and has gotten out of bed.  So I head up to get him and there he is at the top of the stairs.  He says, “Hi Mom!”.  So now I know that he can open his bedroom door and now I need to make sure the gate at the top of the stairs needs to be closed each evening.
2. Carson was playing a game on the iPad called More Tart.  You add toppings to a tart shell and then eat it.  It’s silly.  But the toppings all look very real.  Carson had put a bunch of strawberry slices on the tart.  He brings the iPad to me and says, “Stawbees.  Want some stawbees.”  He then tries to pick one up and put it in his mouth.  He gets a little disappointed that there is nothing in his mouth.  Now, that is realistic.
3. On the couch this afternoon he leans in and pats me on the shoulder and says, “Good dog.”  Not sure what to think about this.

Betsy was hard today.  She took one good nap this morning and everything else was short and difficult.  I put her down for the night at 6 and she didn’t fall asleep until 9 after many trips up to her room by both of us.  At one point tonight Ben said, “It’s just not supposed to be easy right now.”  And he is exactly right.  I know we’re learning through this experience and we’ll be better for it when it’s over.