Sep 19 2016
When Lizze and I went to bed tonight, this is what greeted us. 💙 I knew Emmett was there already because I sang him to sleep, after he tried for almost two hours to go to sleep on his own. When he came down stairs, we were surprised because he’d been up there for …
Aug 26 2016
Sleep issues are one of the more prolific symptoms that can present when someone’s on the Autism Spectrum. It’s one of the more exhausting challenges as well. Elliott and Emmett are both struggling with sleep issues. Elliott wakes up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep. Sometimes he’s not …
Aug 23 2016
It was a rough night last night. While the boys slept through most of it, I couldn’t sleep until 4am because I was too congested. Lizze was unable to sleep as well but ended up falling asleep on the couch. I’m totally dragging today. Thankfully, there are only a few appointments today and nothing else …
Aug 22 2016
Not long after my wife and I went to bed, both Elliott and Emmett woke up and can’t go back to sleep. Rather than battling to keep them in bed and ultimately losing, I opted to eventually just camp out in the living room. It’s honestly, the best chance I have at getting them to …
Aug 21 2016
I tried again tonight to get Emmett to fall asleep in his own bed but it didn’t go well. Emmett will give us a reason for his not being able to fall asleep in his bed. We’ve heard things like his cat won’t leave him alone, it’s too dark, his bed is too high or …
Aug 15 2016
For the second night in a row, Emmett has fallen asleep in his own bed. He struggled a little bit but Lizze walked him back upstairs and tucked him back in. This is pretty big because I was excited about the first night but chalked it up to a fluke because I didn’t want …
Aug 12 2016
Emmett is sleeping, as is Elliott. One would think this super awesome turn of events would see me finally getting some sleep. You would be wrong and here’s why. On a night when Emmett finally falls asleep before midnight, Gavin decides that he’s not going to be able to sleep now. Obviously, Gavin isn’t choosing …
Aug 11 2016
I just can’t catch a break at this point. Thankfully, Emmett fell asleep and is still sleeping. Unfortunately, shortly after he fell asleep, Elliott woke up and after trying for awhile to go back asleep, we moved downstairs to the living room. It’s about 5am and he’s still stuck in awake mode. At this …
