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April 2011 Moms
I almost punched DH in the face!
For the past week we have been working on might weaning - DS wakes up every 3 hours so the during the first wake up I go in and soothe him back to sleep without picking him up. He goes back to sleep pretty good and sleeps for another 3 hours. So DH has been sneaking in to help - trying to be quiet so he doesn't disturb me.
So I am leaning over the crib and hear a creak in the floor, I turn around and DH is standing about 2 feet behind me. I was terrified. I scream and start swearing and punching. I'm half asleep and have been having nightmares about someone in our house. Poor DH took it like a man though.
For the furture, I told him to turn the hall light on so I know he is coming in.
Anyone else have DH/SO? that just wants to "help"?
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Re: I almost punched DH in the face!
Like Drea, my DH is actually helpful.
However, every now and then he does something not helpful too. The other night G started fussing around 3 AM, and I rolled over in bed (towards her crib) to see what was up. Apparently, DH thought I was falling out of bed and rushed to grab me and pull me back. Which caused me to try and stifle the hysterical laughter that was bubbling up at the baffled expression on DH's face as he woke up.
At this point Genevieve opens her eyes, sees that both mommy and daddy are awake and wants to join in. *sigh*
(As a side note, G's crib is side car to my side of the bed. It would be virtually impossible for me to fall out of bed.)
He is truly helpful 99% of the time and he was trying to be extra helpful lastnight. He just didn't execute it well and he scared the crap out of me. (I think it was more of my nightmares and lack of sleep that lead to my reaction.)
Oh my gosh, I do this almost nightly.....Gavin starts the night in his crib and sleeps in our bed for awhile after I feed him around 3am. Sometimes I jump up from a deep sleep and freak out looking on the floor like Gavin fell off the bed....before he's even come into our bed for the night. Other times I sit up suddenly and gasp out loud thinking he has fallen off...then realize he is sleeping peacefully next to me. I hate it, it freaks me out.
When ds was little (like probably 4 months) he was crying one night in my arms (after I had nursed him) and dh came in to see what was the matter (or if he could help). I happened to be facing the door and I looked up to see a man standing in the dark hallway, I literally gasped (really loudly) and then squeezed ds to me (as if to protect him, I think???). He has to tap on the door before he comes in now.
On a sort of side note though, when dh and I were engaged, I was in the shower at his apartment and he peeked his head in to say hi (which was normal) but I didn't know he was there, and I screamed and started crying. I guess I'm overly easy to scare.