- Wake up at 4:30am to the sound of the baby crying.
- Get baby up and take him downstairs.
- Feed baby and spend some sweet snuggle time with him.
- Quietly mind your own business while baby gets sleepy enough to put back to bed.
Meanwhile….in your bedroom…
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husband wakes up to the sound of movement downstairs (NOTE: he can hear something one floor below, but *not* the sound of the baby through the monitor. a little suspicious if you ask me!)
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husband does not bother to check next to him to see if you are in bed
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husband comes downstairs sideways (why is the defensive posture always *sideways*?) with his Blackberry in hand (and no other weapon)
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husband jumps a little at the sight of you and baby
My husband was apparently so freaked out that he had dialed 911, but not yet pressed the “send” button. I think it was a combination of his overactive imagination and the fact that last week the police were out here checking out our neighbor’s car windows that were smashed in.
We had a good little laugh at 5:30am, then put the baby back to bed! Already too much excitement for one day!
Filed under: Marriage, Motherhood, Newborn
Oh I have such a VISUAL!!!!! xoxoxoxox
Well then I’m sure you can imagine how big and threatening he must have looked! (ha!)
sn
Ha ha! Yes, I find that an odd type of hearing loss, that inability to hear a crying baby. Sounds like that neighborhood is taking it stoll on both of you.
It’s the Y-chromosome that affects hearing. It has to be!
sn
VERY funny!! really that is good stuff!
I think he learned to scan the upstairs first!
sn
Hysterical!
Hey – thanks for stopping by!! I love your blog! sn
Oh my. As funny as it is, it frightening that where you’re living has put you all on such heighten alert.
And it IS the Y chromosome… because IZ slept through all my throwing up, on the hour, for MONTHS when I carried G.
I’m trying to keep in good spirits about our neighborhood, even though I prop a chair underneath the front doorknob when my husband’s out of town! Oh, and about the Y chromosome, I think it might also inhibit the sense of smell required to detect poopie diapers. I’m just sayin’…;) sn