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Wake-Up Part 5

Posted on 07/09/201702/05/2023 by Mark

On Wednesday July 5th, I woke up a few minutes before 1am; what were you doing at that time, and went downstairs to sleep for the rest of morning.  Franklin cat was so happy to see me and really wanted to be on me while I slept which I allowed for a few minutes, then I had to get him off.  I heard Niko cry around 1:45; I was literally below him and he was able to go back to sleep and I was very glad.

When I woke up for good at 6am, Niko was still sleeping and every few minutes, I would check on him while I was getting ready and even when I was driving.  When I checked at 6:45, Niko was not in the crib.  Oh no!

Since I wasn’t comfortable sleeping on the sofa and the fact that I missed my wife, I wasn’t planning on doing it the next night  But, I also wasn’t planning on not having air conditioning that evening when I arrived home from work.  The baby was fine as we put the fan on in his bedroom and didn’t put his pajamas on; he slept in a onesie and some very light weight shorts.  He actually slept till 6:45am and I didn’t leave till 7am, so I was able to see him very briefly.  I was hot and didn’t sleep well; that would be 2 nights in a row of bad sleep for me.  On Thursday, we were at my parents and although I slept better, it wasn’t fantastic.  I was very happy to be in my own bed on Friday.

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