One Hour

You wouldn't think that one hour would make a big difference.  But let me tell you.  It does.

S has historically been a great sleeper.  She started sleeping through the night early on and has gone to bed right at 8pm with little fuss for well over a year.  She used to sleep 12 hours and take a mid-day nap.   However, slowly but surely, the 12 hours became 11 hours.  For the past 3 weeks, she has woken up consistently between 7 and 7:30am, even on the weekends.  (The worst was when I went to Denver to visit a friend and she kept waking up at 6/6:30am!) 

Losing this extra hour has been hard on me because I am a solid 9 hour sleeper and not much of a morning person.  Also, waking up so early can be kinda depressing.  I have more time on my hands, and as a result, I feel even more disappointment when I don't seem to accomplish anything in a given day.

So, this past weekend, I tried to think of fun activities for me and S to do.  We did some "colors."  We walked down to the library.  We had a picnic outside.  Pulled out the mini pool and splashed around.  Climbed in the climbing gym.  Had a little dance party at one point.  Went shopping.  And of course, it wouldn't be a real weekend without a trip to the zoo, crazy memorial day crowds and all.  S could ride a carousel all day if I let her.

 

 

I hope your memorial day weekend was filled with lots of fun too!