Some Thursday`s I do “Things I love Thursday” but I have decided that from now on, when I blog on Thursday`s that I should do a Thankful Thursday post and link up with Kate from Katesaysstuff – one of the Aussie blogs I read and love.
I have a ton of things to be thankful for but this week I am going to focus on one in particular. This Thursday I am feeling extremely thankful for having kids that sleep. I have been so lucky that both my boys are pretty good sleepers- sure we have the odd nap time or night time that is a bit of a shambles and when Noah only has a short nap sometimes all hell breaks loose but usually we are okay.
Having two kids under two is a hard enough challenge and I really don`t think I would cope well if either kid was a bad sleeper. Sure we have early mornings and Shion has gone back to waking over night once, sometimes twice, but it could be so much worse.
Noah goes to bed by 7:30pm and wakes up about 6am. In the winter he woke up later…sometimes 7 or 7:30. I settle Shion for bed after Noah goes to bed- usually we can still hear Noah talking to himself while I feed Shion again and put him to bed but by the time I am done Noah is usually fast asleep as well.
It might seem like a small or unusual thing to be thankful for but it is my saviour. Honestly!
Ps: While I was writing this both boys were napping upstairs. Noah has a 2-3 hour nap from about 12 and I try to time it so Shion goes down just before or after that so I can have some time to myself. An hour into his nap Noah woke up screaming which woke Shion-I settled Shion hoping Noah would go back to sleep by himself like he usually would but it was a bit different and he was hysterical when I got him out of his cot and bought him downstairs. He ended up falling back to sleep with me on the beanbag until 3:30pm…only waking up because I moved off the beanbag to go get Shion who had woken up after almost 4 hours sleep…..Yes, Shion had an almost 4 hour nap. Crazy…well he did wake up for 3 mins but went quickly back to sleep.
Luckily Noah waking up screaming from a nap is not the norm. Funny that it happened while I was writing about what good sleepers the kids were though!
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
Lulu, if my girl slept like your kids, I would be thankful every. single. day. It is definitely not a small thing to be thankful for! haha.. But having said that, I am thankful that even though my bub doesn’t slp well at night, she still behaves fairly well and does not have any signs of “terrible twos”!
Happy Thursday to ya!
I am definitely thankful! I need my sleep too!!
That is good that your bub behaves well and hasn`t shown any signs of the “terrible twos” – Noah has been showing signs of the “terrible twos” since he was 14 months or so. I hope that means they are over earlier than normal!
Dude. Not a small thing at all lol. My big boy was the best ever sleeper as a baby and toddler, so I took it for granted and thought all kids were like that. Boy howdy have the others set me straight! The big girl was always a shocking sleeper, she literally started sleeping through the night regularly at just shy of 5 years old. Luckily she was easy to resettle at least.
The toddler boy is a whole other story though, as you know. I have really really struggled lately, and hope we are able to find a way to help him (and me) sooner rather than later.
Which all makes me incredibly grateful that the baby girl is a fabulous sleeper, and long may she remain so!
Thanks for linking up lovely one!
Oh I have been lucky in that I think Shion is an even better sleeper than Noah was.
FIVE? OMG. I am not sure I could of coped with that. You are amazing!
Hope your sister goes okay with the toddler boy from tomorrow huh? You said he gets on okay with her though right. He is a bit harder to resettle though right?
Yay for your last bub been a good sleeper though! And when she isn`t at least you have boobies
ditto above. Not a small thing at all. A shit night sleep (equals shit for mum because dad sleeps through and each child wakes up once each and then goes back = mum is up three times) can be the decider for me – a good day or a bad day. In the early days the thought of the shit night ahead with toddler and new born was enough to put me in a foul mood from late afternoon
I should take a note from your book and start being thankful on a regular basis. Usually I only start thanking when I see other people who have it worse-off. Other people’s hardship shouldn’t lead to my thankfulness.
So today I am thankful – that hub is out drinking and I could get away with cheese toasties for dinner. And that its 7:45 and Ryu and Marina are asleep and Shou is being quiet and almost kind of like cute and stuff.
xxx
I am definitely thankful. I am hoping that it will FOREVER remain this way and they will be good sleepers forever. Am I dreaming?
I am thankful also that tomorrow is Friday and that Shun doesn`t need dinner cos he has a nomikai and we have leftover mexibake for tea! Yum yum! Love leftovers!
Agreeing with everyone else that it is not a small thing to be thankful for. Sleep deprevation suck. Kids that don’t nap or don’t sleep well are hard work. Thankfully besides some crappy nap phases and early mornings Leilah sleeps well through the night. I put her down at 7pm and I won’t hear her at all until she wakes up in the morning.
I am grateful today for my life finally going in the direction I want it to
I can’t wait to move into our house!!!
Definitely something to be thankful for Nay!
I am hoping that next Thursday my thankful thursday post will be about FINALLY HAVING DECIDED ON A HOUSE MAKER.
You are blessed indeed to have good sleepers. My youngest is a fabulous sleeper though last night she ended up in our bed not sleeping very well at all. Makes me appreciate all the more that she is usually a good sleeper.
Understandable!! I think I dealt okay with his crappy nap and crying because it is not a usual occurance- while it woke up his brother luckily Shion went back to sleep.
I think Noah had a bad dream. It is so hot here and the fan was going in his room and he was pointing at that when I went in to get him so maybe he woke up and was scared by it? Not sure.
Jealous!!! Haha. That really is something to be thankful for ;D
k was a horrible sleeper at night until about 14months, after which she continues to sleep thru the night. ( naps were always an issue)
while L is slightly better (or I am less fazed??) he still likes to keep my sleeping hours down to a minimum.
all I can say is I am thankful that for my ergo for daytime naps and having learnt how to nurse while half asleep during the night, haha.
Your kids pictures are very cute. ^.^