It seems as though once you announce you are having a baby, people take that as their personal invitation to start asking you all kinds of questions and giving you all sorts of advice. Some helpful, others not. There is one question in particular that just makes my blood boil:
Does your child sleep through the night?
Excuse me while I slap you. I mean come on, can't you tell by the bags under my eyes that my baby doesn't sleep? No. No, my baby does not sleep. Sometimes he gets a second wind while going to bed at night and stays up for hours. Sometimes, I THINK he is asleep but really he is playing peek-a-boo. Talk about a surprise.
What's even worse is when they say: "Oh they don't? My little angel sleeps 12 hours straight! I can't believe yours doesn't sleep."
And if you want to top that, they will start rambling incessantly about how their child naps for 3 hours, at the same time, ever afternoon. They love having this time to sip on lattes and catch up on the current issue of People Magazine AND if time permits, alphabetize everything in their pantry.
Now don't get me wrong, I love my baby but sometimes he seems to be a bit superhuman with the amount of sleep he thinks he needs.
Speaking of superhuman...I wonder how Octomom stays awake? It appears she gets some sleep because she was able to make it, alive, to see her babies turn 1.
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