Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Living in the Future
One of the things that I have a hard time doing is staying in the present time. I like to day dream and think of how things are going to be in the future. It’s not like I’m a futurist, dreaming of a better society and how we can all get along. I think of simpler things, like how much I’m going to enjoy sleeping.
Right now, Luke is having troubles adapting to his new bed. He’s out of the crib and in a “car” bed. Unfortunately, he keeps waking up in the middle of the night. If one of us goes into his room, he’ll calm down. But if he wakes up again and we’re gone, he gets upset. So it’s a never-ending cycle that we’ve begun to countermand by sleeping with him after the first awakening. My point is that all is really having an effect on my sleeping. And this is BEFORE Evangeline (nee C2) is born. That’s REALLY going to put a damper on my sleeping.
And so when I’m at work on a day like today, after I got maybe 5-6 hours of sleep, I like to think of the not-so-distant future. You see, I remember being a kid and waking up before my parents. I remember going into the living room, turning on the TV, and watching cartoons until they woke up. I also remember being a little older and sleeping until noon (or whenever my parents woke me up).
Those are the days I’m really looking forward to. Of course, right about the time they start being “independent,” they’ll start participating in sports with early morning practices and games. So maybe I’ll never get the sleep I so crave. But at least I can dream. (As long as it’s a daydream because Luke keeps waking me up during the other kind.)
Right now, Luke is having troubles adapting to his new bed. He’s out of the crib and in a “car” bed. Unfortunately, he keeps waking up in the middle of the night. If one of us goes into his room, he’ll calm down. But if he wakes up again and we’re gone, he gets upset. So it’s a never-ending cycle that we’ve begun to countermand by sleeping with him after the first awakening. My point is that all is really having an effect on my sleeping. And this is BEFORE Evangeline (nee C2) is born. That’s REALLY going to put a damper on my sleeping.
And so when I’m at work on a day like today, after I got maybe 5-6 hours of sleep, I like to think of the not-so-distant future. You see, I remember being a kid and waking up before my parents. I remember going into the living room, turning on the TV, and watching cartoons until they woke up. I also remember being a little older and sleeping until noon (or whenever my parents woke me up).
Those are the days I’m really looking forward to. Of course, right about the time they start being “independent,” they’ll start participating in sports with early morning practices and games. So maybe I’ll never get the sleep I so crave. But at least I can dream. (As long as it’s a daydream because Luke keeps waking me up during the other kind.)
