How many hours of sleep do I really need anyway?

I have had maybe 2 hours of sleep today..maybe a little more.  Trey went to bed around 7:30 last night so I was thinking “Oh good, maybe he’ll sleep until at least 6 or 7 am tomorrow”.  Nope…He got up around 9:30 and decides he wants to get up and play vsmile.  Will had to go to bed because he has to get up at 4 everyday to get ready for work.  So I had to stay up because there’s no way I am leaving my 3 and a half year old up by himself.  I am sure all you moms know and I don’t even have to say why :D .  I just surfed the Internet and watched tv (yes, I can multitask like that LOL).  The kid kept going until about 3 am!  He finally got on the couch and said “good night, mom”.  I put a blanket on him and he was asleep in like less than a minute.  I couldn’t go to sleep so I decided to get up and fix Will’s lunch.  I finally got sleepy around 5 and went to sleep.  But I had to get up around 6 to make sure Jake and Rhiannon were getting ready for school.  Jake is great about getting Rhiannon up and making sure she gets ready (she tends to want to drag around in the mornings).  Now it’s just me and Trey here.  I am not going to let him sleep that late though.  I just hope he goes to bed at a decent hour tonight.  I am glad he doesn’t stay up this late all the time because I am sure I’d be sleepwalking all the time ;D .

Tags: kids, preschoolers, sleep