Nora is into singing and dancing ALL the time! Tonight she was dancing around the kitchen making up her own song. Some of the lines she included were, "We don't bite our friends," "We don't say that word," and "Put me in the fridge because I'm food." We'll try to get it on video soon.
She's so creative when it comes to her imagination, but it often pushes her over the edge. Last night she had a wonderful night of sleep, but she still ended up on the floor of our bedroom. After a little advice from a colleague at work, I decided to give Nora two choices for when she wakes up in the middle of the night: she can stay in her bed and try to go back to sleep, or come sleep on the floor in our room right next to me. For the last month or so, she has been ending up on the floor of our room at about 2:00 AM. When she comes into our room, I've usually just come back from the bathroom or a short walk around the house to straighten out my pelvis. She tells me about something scary or someone that she has seen in her room. This is often accompanied with screaming and crying. What ever it is that she is imagining, she is truly unable to understand the difference between reality and make believe.
Last night, Nora came into our room at about 12:30, laid down on her designated blanket on the floor, and went right back to sleep. She didn't move until 6:30 and neither did I! It was the longest stretch of sleep I've had in a couple of months. We're hoping for more 6-8 hour stretches of sleep for the weekend.
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April, I have some suggestions for you in aiding Nora with her sleep issues. I have had problems ALL my life, in fact, I think that had a lot to do with why I was the youngest of the family. My email address is: pkonkol@cox.net I stumbled onto something that has really worked, and quite effectively, way better than the prescription meds that a sleep specialist prescribed. Aunt Peggy
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