a partner’s perspective
July 9, 2006
From Tracy…
I was not enthusiastic about the polyphasic sleep experiment. I was worried for a couple of reasons. First, I was worried that it would set Birkin apart from the rest of us. Second, I selfishly worried about having an alarm go off in the middle of the night waking me up and my not being able to go back to sleep. Third, I knew I would miss having him in bed with me in the middle of the night and when I woke up in the morning. Finally, I dreaded going on family vacation and having to explain to my relatives the new “weird” thing that Birkin had dreamt up and to warn them he would have to disappear at regular intervals to nap.
Well, to my surprise some of these fears have not been well-founded. Birkin actually is more connected to all of us because he is more generous and cheerful about spending time with us. That has been a real bonus. Second, the alarm does not wake me up. I do really miss waking up with him and having in bed in the middle of the night. That feels like a real loss to me. We have an upcoming vacation, so we will have to see how that goes. Since he is flexible about his nap times I feel a little less worried about that. I will keep you posted!
Another positive note is that the kitchen has never been cleaner!
