A big Thanks to you guys for all your votes and input on where
our future chickens will live.
And to those real life friends and neighbors who have humored me with a private tour of your own chicken coop palaces. Who knew there were so many chicken coop options, right? I know. It’s so hard to choose. But I’ve just about decided on one a couple.
Since I won’t be the one doing the actual building of the coop, I’ll have to present my proposal for this:
To Hubby when he gets back in town. When If it’s accepted, I’ll be overjoyed surprised. So my back-up proposal may be this:
Either way, I’ll post the chicken coop progress right here on the blog so all you pool voters out there can live your “closet poultry fascination” vicariously through me.
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On another note, what good is a blog if you can’t voice your opinions/joys/fears, right?
I’ve got a current issue going on in our house right now that I need to borrow a virtual empathetic ear for.
It has to do with this kid:
I know. He looks sweet, calm, unassuming, reasonable, right?
And he is.
During the day. But at night. Well, it’s another story. Lately this is how it’s been going.
I tuck him into bed at around 9:30. He reads until he falls asleep. I drag myself to bed by 10:30 or 11:00 until I fall asleep which is usually after only about 3 pages.
Sometime between the time that I’ve switched off the light and before I’m completely asleep, my eyes pop open and
THERE. HE. IS!
His eyes wide open with a panicked look on his face, hyperventilating and wringing his hands and shaking his head. He’ll sometimes even hop into bed with us and cover his head with the blankets. I try talking to him but he never answers me. I rub his back for about 20 seconds then suggest he go back to bed. He runs back up the stairs and hops back into bed. I tuck him in, leave a light on in the hall, and hightail it back to my own warm bed. (All this while my husband snores away oblivious that anything out of the ordinary has taken place.)
In the morning when I mention it, he looks at me like I’ve lost. my. mind. He doesn’t remember doing anything remotely similar to what I’m suggesting.
Has this ever happened to you? Is it sleepwalking, night terrors, what? Does it go away on its own? Should I lock his door? Hide all the kitchen knives? Lock my own door? I’ve been contemplating catching him on video one of these nights so I have proof that I’m, in fact, not losing my mind.
All I know is it’s very disconcerting and it freaks me out a little lot!
Got any advice? Toss it my way.
I’ll check in periodically today between trips to the party store and baking a cake.
We’re throwing together a last minute birthday party for Erik for his school friends. I haven’t done a birthday party at home for quite some time. The weather looks cold and wet. My husband will still be at the office and Maddy will be at track practice. It’ll just be Jack and me with a dozen or so 8 year-olds. I hope we can keep them occupied indoors for 2 hours without damage, injury, or insanity (on my part).
That is CRAZY! WOW. I have no idea what to do. Video tape might be worth your sanity though. It must be sleepwalking. Hey, I am still awaiting your review of the 30 day shred and Bar Routine! Which one do you like the best?
Love the looks of the chicken coop, in fact both of them!
Our daughter had night terrors from the time she was tiny. She would wake up crying for her baby beans… night after night. Her Baby beans would be in her arms, in bed.
Her eyes would be open but no communication persay. Then we would find BB and soothe her back to sleep. She sleep walked through Jr High! We secured her bedroom door at night and put a sercurity gadget on her door so if she left her room we would know about it.
Your Ped/doctor can give you ideas. We were told NOT to wake her up because their brain is in a deep sleep.
About the 7th grade she scared my sister and her husband when they were staying over and she went into their room and had a semi~coherent talk with them… the next morning she remembered nothing:)
She grew out of it thank goodness.
Good Luck and ahve fun at the party:) LOL
Bless your heart!
That’s an interesting alternate scenario… Maybe it’s just YOU! just kidding! He will grow out of it…someday!
Those invitations are CUTE! I can’t wait to hear details on all of the fun!
XOXO
Jen
holy cow.. todd was out of town the other night and of course I couldn’t sleep and ended up watching a 20/20 or dateline (can’t remember which) show on night terrors that freaked me right out. I’m over it now but I agree with beth that if it continues I’d talk to his pediatrician too:)
Those invitations are so creative! Good luck!
I was just talking to Tammy K. the other day and she said she uses an essential oil blend at night with daughter S., and it has gotten rid of her nightmares. I wonder if that would help Jack? You know that means that he has a great imagination! Have fun at the Birthday Party!
I really hope your contractor {read: hubby} agrees on that first one. I love it! Tell him Amber in Cali loves it. 🙂
My brother used to do that SAME thing. Except he’d try to get out the front door. I’d awake to him yanking the front door back and forth, very loudly in the frame. My parents had to lock the deadbolt so he couldn’t get it open. It sure woke all of us up. He’d talk & do all kinds of things. He was also frantic & crazy. He wouldn’t remember in the morning.
I think he still does it. So unfortunately I don’t know of a solution!
Those invitations are so cute!
I love the first chicken coop. It looks like a nice addition. Hopefully you’ll get that one!
I would videotape the nightly visits. That is scary! I would probably ask the pediatrician.
Those invitations are super cute, where did you get them?
Cute party invites!!
We’ve been looking at chicken coops, too. I love your choices and am anxiously waiting to see if you can convince your builder on your first choice (and if so, I want your blueprints!!)
It sounds like Jack might be having night terrors. They’re different from nightmares and can be really freaky. Sarah has been doing the same thing since October (http://mamasuisse.blogspot.com/2008/11/night-terrors.html).
I got pulled away before I could finish my previous comment. One thing I read is that night terrors tend to happen a couple hours after falling asleep. If you wake him up briefly about an hour or so after he goes to sleep, it will disrupt the part of the sleep cycle where the night terrors happen. Sarah has only had one in the past month, so we haven’t resorted to this yet, thus I don’t know if it really helps. But if he’s doing it every night, it might be worth a try. Good luck – they are F.R.E.A.K.Y.
What a coincidence I am building all by myself a chicken coop in the barn with an outdoor run. I love my chickens. And boys are notorius for sleep walking.