I've often been told by Keith's family the tales about his antics while sleeping. These include sleep walking home from a sleepover in the middle of the night and shifting beds with friends (who will remain nameless since their wives read this blog) during sed sleepovers. Not to mention the strange things I've experienced in our married life, some during our honeymoon. I'll spare the details as to not embarrass my hubby :) Luckily they didn't scare me too bad. I never even thought about one of our kids inheriting this trait of nighttime activities....until last night.
About 2 am I heard one of the kids bedroom doors open. I figured it was either Dustin going to the bathroom or Hillary/Claire waking up, needing something in which case they'd find their way to my room. When neither of my suspicions came to fruition I decided to investigate. The door to the girls room was open and when I looked in Claire was missing. I quickly looked around the room, back down the hall and into the bathroom with no sign of her. It was at this point I got a little nervous and headed down to the main level of the house and searched each room with no luck. Just as I was about to hit panic mode I heard footsteps coming up the basement stairs.
I looked down the staircase and saw Claire with her pink blanket wrapped around her, making her way to me. I said her name, "Claire-Bear" but got no response. She didn't look my way, change her body language or say anything. I picked her up and she went stiff on me, wanting to get back down, so I let her. Only then did it hit me, she was not awake. I continued to follow her back up to her room and watch her climb back into bed, cover herself up and rollover to snuggle with her blankie.
Okay, then...now what? I decided to go back to bed only to hear Claire burst into a screaming fit and start running toward my room. No question, she was awake now. All I could make out between her sobs was that she'd had a bad dream and was asking if she could sleep with me. I lay her down next to me. Good thing Keith's at scout camp so the bed wasn't crowded. She slept until 10 this morning and when I've asked her she doesn't remember a thing. Guess I better be on my toes from now on when I hear someone get up in the middle of the night.
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5 comments:
I've heard these stories about Keith before. :) I hope Claire doesn't make it a habit!
I remember Rob sleepwalking, if I remember right. I don't recall stories of Keith sleepwalking too. That's just funny.
That is funny..Lexi is a pro at this..it drove me nuts until one night I found her pushing the vacuum around the front room (it was still turned off)..and I found humor in it..If she wants to get up and clean my house why stop her! :) I have lots of advice to give you on this topic :) We need to REALLY get a drpepper one of these days!
All of my kids have had bouts of sleep walking, Bekah used to come into my room hysterically crying jibberish and Davy will get up, wander around and then go back to bed. It seems they've grown out of it as they get older, or maybe they're just quieter.
My kids are the same...Taylor started sleepwalking around in his crib when he was less than a year old, and he and Greta both sleepwalk a lot now. They are also their father's children...Clay is a sleepwalker, and we also have some interesting incidents...:)
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