One of the not so fun things of traveling with a one year old is the lack of sleep we all get. Caleb sleeps through the night 11-12 hours and takes about 3 hours worth of naps during the day when at home. But on the go? Not so much. 30 minute snoozes here or there. He is easily distracted with so much to see and do! And shall we mention the night time sleep while traveling? This usually entails Caleb starting out in the pack-n-play and then seeing that Dave and I are mere inches away from him; how can he not cry to be picked up and plucked smack in the middle of Dave and I in the night. Not that I don't mind cuddling with my little love bug, but he is a bed hog and a wiggly worm while sleeping so Dave and I are usually in a half state of sleep all night long.
All this being said. Probably the best thing about coming home from a trip is sleep. Caleb in his crib in his room. Us in our bed in our room. All of us sleeping soundly through the night (except for me with my prego bathroom trips that have already begun) and Caleb once again taking a glorious morning and afternoon nap!
We love our sleep around here. And nothing is much sweeter than a sleeping child right? You forget all of the hoodlum that occurred during the day and smile in wonder at this precious little being in your life.
And as I write this. Our little sweet pea is still soundly sleeping in his crib (i even snuck in for a picture) almost 13 hours later (he usually awakens us at 6:30 am for a little extra cuddling before breakfast). So we will enjoy this while we can before sickness or teething or Binky weaning occurs (next week..eek).
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