Sleeping through the TIme Jump

Passed out!

To me, the toughest part to me is not the flight there but the time change. Europe is 6 hours ahead, but we typically adjust the kids even further forward if possible (to a 9 or 10pm bedtime) so that we have some flexibility in the evenings with dinners and then we're not stuck with the 6am wake up call. The first night was extremely tough as they are up and down constantly (and never at the same time).






When we finally arrived in Copenhagen our first night, we made it out to for an early dinner at 5pm and then the grocery store and somehow the kids were exhausted and asleep by 8pm (which is only 2pm our time). Derek was up a few hours later since his body probably felt like it was only a nap and Quinn did a bit better but was up by 1am or so. As you can see by morning, we have completely given up and they are both sleeping in our bed. Mike had relocated to the couch and I was in Derek's little toddler bed next door.

How come they always end up in your bed anyway?

Sleeping Beauty

Thanks Tita Kelly for the cute outfit!

Q has been a champion sleeper. Now before you go on hating me, my definitions/expectation of "good sleeper" might be skewed since Derek didn't sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time for the first 20 or so months of his life (really). So the fact that she will sleep 3 hours sometimes is amaaazing to me. I can actually sleep a little bit too. 

There is always that annoying advice that you hear about sleeping when the baby sleeps which is completely impractical to sleep in snippets of 15-30 minutes, or an hour in the morning even if you're exhausted. I've also had an easier time sleeping since we are co-sleeping and its made a huge difference in making things easier. We have an Arms Reach co-sleeper, which is a farce, because even though its right there next to the bed, she still sleeps better right next to me.