We were both a bit shell-shocked after the night from hell.  Lily promptly woke at 9.30am on Thursday (after having finally fallen asleep at 4.17am just a few hours before).  I dragged myself out of bed to get her.  Thankfully I was right enough in my mind to tell the nanny to come over that morning and help out.  Even though I had called in sick to work to care for Lily, I needed a bit of caring for too.  Nanny came shortly after our wake-up and while he and Lily quietly played, I snuck back into my bedroom for a few extra hours of sleep.

A while later, I was woken by an inconsolable, overtired sweetie. As I entered the living room, I found Thomas (the nanny) trying his best to calm her down.  When Lily saw me, she threw her arms up in the air and said, ‘mommy!’  I’m going to pause this story for a moment – the fact that this child threw her arms up in the air (in a clear demonstration of wanting to be picked up) and that she called out ‘mommy’, while looking at me pleadingly, is HUGE.  Again, I know this may seem insignificant to many, but it is far from insignificant.

So, yes.  My heart melted and I swooped up my sweetie and sang her our ‘song’, which used to be the song my mom sang to me when I was little – ‘Sunshine of my life’ by Stevie Wonder.  All was well again – for both of us.

And today, we are back into the swing of things.  She slept a solid stretch from Thursday night into Friday morning and had a great nap today.  AND – I’m glad to write that it is now 10.19pm and Lily is sleeping soundly.  Fingers crossed that this is another good night of sleep for the both of us!