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Inside Fatherhood

May 5th, 2008

Classical music to help kids sleep?

Our son is not a big sleeper. Although we’ve tried numerous techniques, tips and tricks described by doctors, friends and family members, only on rare occasions has he slept more than 4 hours in a row in the past five months.
Introducing a source of white noise to block out external sound is one of the […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

March 12th, 2008

Daylight savings time messes with sleep

Since we’ve sprung forward with daylight savings time I’ve enjoyed having another hour of sunlight at the end of my day, but the beginning of the days have been rough.
First off, I can never seem to wake up if it’s dark outside. I need some daylight otherwise my body just doesn’t want to get moving. […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

December 27th, 2007

My baby is eating my brain

I couldn’t find the words to finish my sentence and took a long pause, other people in the meeting started looking at me.
“That baby is eating my brain.” Everyone in the conference room laughed, but I was serious. I think he might be part zombie. The noises he makes when burping him or moving him […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

September 23rd, 2007

The Joy of 4 am Feedings

I’ve already been told repeatedly that once my son is born I will never sleep again, ever, and I’ve accepted that. I don’t sleep a ton now because there’s always something going on between my full-time job and a tightly scheduled life.
However, contrary to what so many people espouse as the worst part of […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

August 7th, 2007

Preparing for no sleep

After just two hours and fifteen minutes of sleep my alarm went off this morning. I wasn’t really sure I had actually even fallen asleep at all. The combo of too much coffee, too late in the day yesterday afternoon and work-related stress just wouldn’t let me shut down at night. As I lay there […]

By Bill -- 4 comments