I have to blog about last night, just to document it. Someday, I will look back and laugh, I hope.

A little introductory info...

• Mama has been sick since last Friday - cold, sore throat and no voice
• Papa came down with Mama's cold yesterday, and it hit him hard - he took NyQuil last night
• We decided to put Libby on the floor in our room at night. She appears to have nightmares and wakes up a lot crying or even screaming.
• Abby is still Mama's little Sputnik (always circling Mama like a satellite)
• We all have jet lag!

So here was last night

• 8:30 - Abby asleep in her room - she went down easily
• 9:00 - Ben and Libby asleep on the floor in Mama and Papa's room
• 10:00 - Mama and Papa went to sleep
• 11:48 - Abby cries (baby monitor) but stops quickly and goes back to sleep
• 11:49 - Libby wakes up crying "pea-sit" (means I gotta pee) - Mama takes her to potty and brings her back to the bed on the floor. She motions to go up in Mama and Papa's bed. I told her "no" and held and rocked her for awhile, then laid her down next to Ben. She continued to be upset, crying softly.
• 12:10 - Papa lays down by Libby to calm her and help her get to sleep
• 1:30 - Papa comes back to bed
• 1:31 - Ben climbs in bed with Mama and Papa - Ben tosses and turns (not sleeping well)
• 2:15 - Abby cries from her room (screams is more like it) - Mama goes to try to calm her and put her back to bed. Mama found her with one leg hanging over the crib rail.
• 3:15 - Ben wonders into Abby's room - Mama tells him to go back to bed
• 3:30 - Ben is still walking back and forth between his room and Mama and Papa's room
• 3:35 - Papa trades-off with Mama because Abby is still refusing to go back to sleep - Mama puts Ben to bed in his own room - turn on the light, turn on the CD player, tuck him in, kiss, nose wiggle, etc.
• 3:45 - Mama in living room to wait for Papa - hears Libby crying - goes to Libby to comfort her, hears Ben yelling "Mama".
• 3:50 - Return to Ben to get him something to drink - hear Libby crying again
• 4:00 - Mama holding Libby, Papa returns to bed - decide to bring Libby in bed with us so we can maybe sleep.
• 4:20 - Ben comes into the room - he has to go potty and his CD is almost over and needs to be restarted - Mama takes him potty and gets music going.
• 4:50 - Abby starts to cry - we let her, hoping she will go back to sleep on her own
• 4:55 - Mama gets up to go put Abby back to bed
• 5:20 - Abby is quiet (not asleep, but rolled on her side away from the door) - Mama heads to the couch to try to sleep sitting up so I won't cough.
• 5:35 - Abby cries again - Mama goes in and holds her and rocks her while I try to close my eyes for a few moments
• 6:00 - Mama gives up and comes out to the living room - I put on a movie and Abby and I sat on the cough and watched
• 8:00 - Papa comes out and starts breakfast
• 8:10 - Abby cries - Ben wakes up
• It's now 8:30 - Abby is crying again and I am expecting Libby to wake up any minute. Papa is making biscuits and gravy.
• Libby just woke up!

I hope this doesn't sound like complaining. I am actually looking at all this and just have to laugh. We hope nights will get better. I knew life in the Freeman house would be crazy, but I am hoping to sleep through the night again!