Good diet, plenty of sleep, and low stress...These are the ingredients for a bed time free of night terrors in children. Unfortunately for Drew, he must have been missing one yesterday afternoon. OF Course, right after I post something about Drew, and his perfect bedtime routine.....he throws a curve ball at us.If you have seen a child wake up(but not really awake) from a night terror, you probably know, that you aren't supposed to try and comfort them, touch them, or wake them up.....because....they will attack you mercilessly... If you didn't know that, learn from our mistake. We spent about 20 minutes yesterday afternoon, watching our son flail, scream ( like he was being tortured), throw himself on the ground, grab, and throw things like a maniac. It was really quite scary. I had no idea what was happening, at one point, Michelle and I looked at each other almost bursting with laughter..........that soon switched to, asking each other if we should take him to a hospital. Have you ever seen The Exorcist? This is what Drew was like....without the head spinning and vomiting. But the crazy talking, starring right through you, and pure anger...just like the movie. Then, all of a sudden, after picking him up from the floor, Drew looked out the window, and went catatonic for about 3 minutes. He was completely limp in my arms. A few seconds later, a friend of Michelle's stopped by with her kids, and Drew went running for the door, waving and saying HI!
Being a parent is insane.
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