I have no idea why he is awake
Posted on September 15, 2006 in the Parenting category
So here it is - after 2 am and my son is awake and crying. He has actually been up since before 1 am with occassional bursts of crying and sleeping. I have checked everything - he has a fresh diaper, he’s not hungry, not cold, not hot, I even tried to rock him to sleep for a half hour, etc . . . . he’s just ticked off as far as I can tell.
I feel horribly as my wife was just telling me that she is feeling a bit out of touch with him right now - not sure if she really recognises his cries anymore. She works 40 hrs a week and that - as I am sure many of you know - does not leave much time at the end of the day to reconnect with your child. Somehow I think that the toll is probably worse on working mothers than working fathers - as if there is a deeper level of connection that we as dads just don’t quite get.
It has been our goal for a while now that she be able to stay at home too - our home business just isnt yet bringing in enough for that to happen. We are due to have another baby in early March 07 so, by then, I plan that the business allows for her to quit her job before that point.
Well on to other things while I wait for him to go back to sleep . . .
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