2200: Late already. Dang. Put Kitten’s diaper on and dress her.
2217: Bear finally dressed after bribery of stories I made up on the spot.
2228: Lights out. Kitten nurses. Play Ranch Rush on iPod Touch. Third time already. Quite bored of it. Play Orions. Wonder if still remember after such a long break.
2312: Bear nurses along with Kitten. Play Orions. Thrash computer with my fave deck.
0012: Yay! Kitten and Bear are out.
0015: Go get supper. Check Facebook. Reply email. Eat some Kettle chips. Drink organic milk.
0035: Kitten wakes. Sigh. Play Who’s Got The Biggest Brain game on iPod Touch. Attain Cyborg status by choosing most skilled tests on pro level. Bored now.
0056: Oh no, Bear stirring. Phew! He went back to sleep. Kitten still nursing feverishly. Like a deep sea diver breathing.
0058: Try pulling away but she’s not letting go. Sigh.
0101: Try pulling away again but she still holding tight. Sigh. Gonna try to unlatch…
0104: Failed. Wondering if resident roaches eating my Kettle chips.
0109: Unlatched. Kitten flailed but went to sleep. Returning to chips.
0147: Bear stirs. I spot a roach on my bed! Run out and get a rolled up newspaper, swat the bastard off, he falls on the ground. I whack but he escapes under the bed. Damn! And Bear sits up rubbing his eyes. Ma, he calls. And I nurse again.
0225: He’s done.
0310: Bear wakes up with a “Ma uh Nan”, sniffle. I’ve finished placing 2 more traps under the bed to catch that confounded beast. Tomorrow I’m buying industrial strength traps. Managed to order a nice silicone case, the Agent18 Flowervest (very pretty!), for my iPod Touch and download a couple of apps. Yawn. Will sleep after this feed.
0328: Kitten is up. Does her hyperventilating sound and I hurry to nurse her. Sigh.
0348: Kitten finally done. Can I finally sleep?
0354: Brushed teeth, turned off light and net, ready for bed. Checked for roach. None. Bear wakes. “Mom Nan,” he says. I nurse him. Kitten wheezes. I cower in fear. she stops. Only sound is Bear drinking milk. Gonna try close my eyes now. Hope the roach gets stuck in one of my traps!
0403: Reclaimed boob. Gonna zzz now.
0607: Kitten wakes. Nurse. Sleep.
0715: Bear wakes. Nurse. Sleep.
1050: Alarm goes. I press snooze 3x before reaching for the chilled packet of crysanthemum white tea with Bear still attached. I drink it and feel more awake. Time to get up.
Between the 0715 feed and now, the kids woke again, maybe twice but too sleepy to register.
The kids get 12 hours sleep each which is so important for the development of their brain.
Note: This post was written on my iPod Touch. Yay!
Mephala is a strange and rather interesting 
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 am
Mmmm… something for me to look forward to, huh? Thanks for the post – I seriously am going to need a lot of readjusting when Gareth is born… I’m getting spoilt by these evenings to myself. Gavin’s been really good with sleep these days.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 am
Aye. Enjoy that free time.
Hubby getting you the iPod Touch?
Hugs!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:12 am
OMG. I agree about the 12 hours. But your schedule scares me. Hope not every night is like that.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:35 am
I always thought it was not the number of cumulative hours a toddler sleeps but at least two times out of 24 hours they need several hours uninterrupted in order for them to feel really rested and for optimum brain development.
I’m afraid I would have moved to another state (at least metaphysically) under the demands that you have. Good luck, your children are lovely.
September 8th, 2009 at 2:44 am
Cath: Actually you raised an important point. I should go check that out. All I recall are the standard “how many hours your child should sleep” and that as long as it adds up it is okay.
Thank you for your kind words.
I live on coffee, involuntary naps while nursing, and an otherworldly bleariness.
Kate: Nah, not every night. But most nights. The body gets used to it.