Niko only wears a diaper for nighttime and since last July, I have been waking him up in the middle of the night for a pee and diaper change. Before I started doing that, he was waking up in the morning with a very wet diaper, sheets, and blankets; and that happened several days in a row. I didn’t mind doing that since I can go back to sleep very quickly, unlike Nina.
For the past several weeks, Niko’s diapers have been mostly dry. So, on Friday, I decided to do no diapers for him. I did tell him a few days prior and he was excited about it.
Friday…
I put him in his bed for sleep around 7:15 pm.
Nina and I woke him up at 10 pm for a pee. It didn’t work! He was cranky; by that I mean, he was screaming and crying and he didn’t want to be awake or even pee. We got him to calm down and I put him back in his bed at 10:15 pm. I was watching and listening to him on the baby monitor from my bedroom. He was trying to put himself to sleep, but it wasn’t working. Finally, at 10:45 pm, I knew he needed my help so I went in to his bedroom to help him. And, that dad helping involved a pee from Niko! Yay! I then tucked him in and he was fast sleep a few minutes later.
My next Niko alarm was set for 3 am and that has been the time for his usual diaper change and pee. I got another Niko pee! Yay!
My next alarm was Niko waking up at 7:45 by calling me. No pee in the bed! Yay!
Saturday…
I put him in his bed for sleep around 7:15 pm.
I woke him up at 11 pm for a pee and it worked. Yay! His sheet, blankets, and pajamas were wet, but it was from sweat; not pee. He insists on being covered in several warm blankets and who am I to say no to him. I did give him new pajamas and threw everything else in the laundry room. And, yes, he was a bit upset when I told him his blankets were dirty and that we would have to use fewer blankets, but he was OK with it.
I woke him up at 4 am for another pee. It would’ve been 3 am, but I had to adjust it because of the stupid daylight savings time. He peed for me and his sheets, blankets, and pajamas were dry. Yay!
My next alarm was Niko waking up at 8:45 by calling me. No pee in the bed! Yay!
Daylight Savings Time…
Niko and I start our nighttime routine around 6 pm and I try to have in bed around 7 pm. Tonight, it will be an hour later for everything and I am not looking forward to it. Mainly because after I am done with Niko, I do my school work. I usually stop around 9 or 9:30 pm so I can get some good sleep. But, I will not complain and when I need to stop, I stop!
The good thing is right now, I am just reading a Marketing book and have till the end of April to complete the reading and submit a paper. Yes, I have already started to draft it. I actually want to complete the reading by March 20th and then submit my paper around my birthday on April 23rd.
