sleep, sleep, sleep

I have, what I believe to be, the worst sleepers in all of north america; perhaps even the world. My children all woke up every two hours at least from the day they were born until well past two years of age. This has been going on for nearly eight years. I have not slept more than two hours in a go since 1997. No wonder I feel like crap mixed with a little euphoria.

My sleep debt must be running at around 1000 hours or more. I wish I had the constitution to be tougher, I wish I could 'ferberize' or some other magical sleep solution but the truth is I love sleeping with my kids. Oops I forgot to mention that part - all of my kids sleep with me until they are about two. Hmmm, I see a pattern here. Anyway, Iove sleeping with them and seeing there little faces beside me, knowing they are safe beside me. It makes up for it, except for nights like last night when not only is the baby up all night, but everybody else wakes up too.
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