A LONG night!

Last night was a very long night! For some reason Benjamin decided to wake up at 2:00 AM to PLAY! It was very strange...he usually sleeps really well all night, and if he does wake up he usually goes back to sleep easily.

I woke up hearing his "talking" and happy sounds over the baby monitor. At first I thought it was cute and I thought he would just go back to sleep, but after a little while I went in there to check it out. He was playing with a little Hot Wheels car in his crib!? Soooo...I took the car, laid him down and said "Ni-night". I was hoping that would be the end of it....

He continued to talk and then fuss and then cry for an HOUR! I went in there about 3-4 more times to lay him down. I was so TIRED! Finally the last time I went in, I laid him down and just said, "Lay down....ni-night...no crying" quite firmly. Derek (who shares a room with him) said in a very sleepy voice, "Mom, that is a terrible way to treat a baby!" I had to laugh at that. ;-) He had no idea how long it had gone on...I'm glad Derek was able to sleep through most of it.

Well at this point, I brought Derek into our bed so he could sleep. Benjamin seemed to go back to sleep....but....he woke up AGAIN at 4:00 AM doing the same thing! I was so deliriously tired at this point that I put Derek back in his bed and put Ben in our bed. I was hoping he would just snuggle up and go to sleep. No. He proceeded to climb and sit on me and Kevin. He also gave us lots of "loves", which made it hard to be mad at him. I decided to turn on Sponge Bob to see if he would calm down. Didn't work. Finally around 5:00, I brought him back in his crib and said "NI-NIGHT" for the last time! He did go to sleep...only to wake up at 7:30 AM for the day! It's now almost lunch time and he doesn't seem tired at all....but I am dying! I hope to get a little nap soon. Ben's lucky he's so darn cute...