Wai Wai's sleeping pattern

Wai Wai is a very active boy, he is the type of children that not easy to go to bed, but very easy to awake (because he is too use to quiet environment). Once he’s awake he will never sleep back again. And I can only do some work after he go to sleep, so his sleeping time is always my concern, to make sure there is minimum disturbance, especially during his afternoon nap. The neighbor’s dog barking, Ice-cream man and gas deliver van will always make me nervous. Even my freelance customer call me, the first thing they will ask if my son is sleeping, and then they will whisper over the phone (haha….how can wai wai hear their voice over the phone???)

If Wai Wai wake up and saw me working on the computer, he will be very excited, and want to play with my computer. Therefore if I notice he has any sign of waking up, I quickly jump to my bed (like the movie: Mission Impossible) and pretend sleeping with him. Then there will be chances that he will sleep again for another half or 1 hour.

Wai Wai transfer to a single bed from a cot when he start knock his head or hand on the side of the cot when he turn 1 year old. So we put a 3 and a half feet single bed next to our bed so that he had enough space to turn. He has many type of sleeping position, sometime he can even change position like every 10 minutes. So is very hard to put blanket on him.

Sometime in the middle of the night, he will climb up to my bed and sleep at my back side or stomach. And I dare not move, until he fall to sleep again, then I slowly carry him to his bed again. Or he might climb to my pillow, and take over my place, I have to give way, and sleep at his bed. I remember one time he came to sleep at my pillow, and knocked his head to my mouth, my mouth were bleeding. So now, when I notice he got this kind of intention, I will use my hand to protect my mouth first. (poor mommy, ya?!)

There is one incident that I’ll never forget, one night I was working on my freelance project in the study room, my son and my hubby were sleeping in the master room. Normally I’ll let the door open a little bit, so that as and when I can come in to check on Wai Wai without making any noise. So that night as usual, I go and check on Wai Wai, I found he is not at his bed and the door was open wide big, then I quickly wake my hubby up, and find Wai Wai. Then I found him at the staircase, walking down to ground floor, guess he is looking for me. Luckily nothing happen to him, if he falls down from the staircase, I will never forgive myself. From there onwards, I always keep the door close or work in the master room, even through I need to work in the dark.

Last time I use to sing him songs before he go to sleep. I will be his “Human Jukebox” (人肉点唱机), he will chose the song he like to listen. If he doesn’t like that song, he will make noise and want me to change song. Even through it is tiring, but I enjoy doing it (lovely mommy…haha).

"Wai Wai practicing Yoga before go to bed ... hehe"

"Wai Wai like to see his favorite show: Barney & friend, when he wake up."