A sleepless Night

Last night was not very restful. It started okay...everyone went to bed at a decent hour and slept well. We were all still tired from the 4th and needed our rest. Unfortunately, it didn't happen for anyone except Bradley. What a change, though, that HE was the one who got some rest. I fell asleep at 11 and then was awakened at 1am by Rachel's cries. She was scared and crying and begging me to "sit with her for a little while". Nick and I try not to do this at all, because we don't want it to become a habit. However, I could tell she was really scared by her desperation, so I did get in bed with her. She loved it and wanted to put her arm or leg or foot on me while we "slept". Her little body is always very warm, so it felt like a fireball was touching me wherever her body touched mine. I tried to hang in there for a while, slept off and on and finally decided to go back to my bed at 2am. Rachel immediately woke up and asked me where I was going. I said, "I'm going to sleep in my bed, night night." She said, "okay, mommy, see you in the morning." So, I dozed back off and then 30 minutes later, she woke up again crying. I raced back in there and told her everything was okay and to get some sleep. This time, she was okay and went to sleep without me. By the time I got back in bed this time, I was having a hard time falling asleep. I may have finally started dozing, and then Dixie started barking right outside our window. She hasn't done that in a long time but she was non-stop barking at something...probably a deer. Nick woke up with all the barking and was mad. He decided to turn on the outside lights and Yell at Dixie. This only made it harder for me to fall asleep with all this agitation and motion. Anyway, Nick finally put Dixie in the garage and came to bed. Of course, Bradley was stirring at this time, 3:50ish, but thankfully, he worked it out. So, it was definitely not a restful night's sleep. Here's to hoping tonight is MUCH better!! ;)

Also, we didn't make it to church or anywhere today. We ended up steam cleaning our den carpet. So, no one needs to be afraid of what they might be sitting on/in...it's nice and clean now. I just hope we can keep it that way!