"Daaadd, There's a Spider In My Room!"

Oh I remember the old days when the hubby and I could just sleep through the night without the chance of any interruption. Oh glorious sleep, how I do miss you!

Dear husband started back to school this week, which altered his work schedule a bit. He now has to be at the office at 4:30am, and him being a dude that needs nothing but a moment to get ready in the morning, he wakes up about 3:50am.

We're sleeping soundly, the cool breeze wafting into the room, all is well until we hear "Daaad, There's a spider in my room!" I look at the clock and it is 3:15am, Ugh! The hubby is mad because our dear little one NP has just ruined his last hour of sleep.

So the search for the spider starts. I'm not one to enjoy the company of the 8 legged ones so I stayed put in bed. Poor hubby couldn't find this darn spider for the life of him. He advised little NP that the spider is gone and to go back to bed. This is then followed with "I have to go potty" and "I want a drink of water." Little NP gets his water, uses the bathroom and gets tucked back into bed. Dear hubby climbs back into bed to enjoy his last few min before that dreaded alarm goes off and just when he's ready to drift off, we hear it again. "Daaadd, the spider is back!" At this point the hubby is getting angry, and I'm trying to decide whether or not I should climb out of bed to tend to this. But it's warm in bed, I don't like spiders, and hubby has to get up for work in a min anyway. So why should we both suffer?

Another search of the room, shaking of blankets and another potty break and the spider has still not been found! Hubby is frustrated and orders the child back to bed. Now hubby is angry that it is now time to get ready for work and "My last hour of sleep has been ruined!" While hubby is getting dressed for the day, we hear it again! "Daadd, there's a spider in my room!"

I have officially had enough! I get out of bed and go to dear NP's room. "What's wrong honey?" I ask. "There is a spider in here, please find it." By the glow of the night light I see a little white spider on the wall just hanging out. I grab a tissue, squash it, and show little NP that mommy got the wicked spider that has kept us awake for the last hour or so.

I tuck little man back into bed, get myself a drink of water and go back to bed. I don't dare look hubby in the eye because I know he's FUMING that I was able to find the spider on my first trip to the room, and if he was able to do the same, he would have been able to sneak in another 45 min of sleep! Ohhh poor hubby.

Well now NP doesn't have a good excuse to stay awake, so of course he needs to use the bathroom again and then I tuck him back into bed. Just as I get comfortable and ready to fall into my slumber until my dreaded alarm goes off, NP is back in my room with yet another request.

"Momma, I'm really hungry. Can I have a snack?"

Unbelievable! "NP, You get your butt back to bed right now, you can wait until morning!"

And that was my night...and if you read Please Make it Stop! from yesterday, you just know that this was the perfect ending to my fan-freaking-tastic day yesterday!