Wed, Aug. 18th, 2004, 05:05 pm To sleep, perchance to dream..... Ah yes, a full night of restful sleep.......for Elliott that is. Why does it always work out the nights my dear baby boy decides he will sleep through the night end up being the nights that I stay up until 1 or 2 AM? I could go to sleep when he does (around 11 or so) only to stumble out of bed around 2 or 3 AM fumbling toward his crib for his nightly feeding. It's a chance I take, to sleep or not to sleep. At least I did manage to sleep until Cooper decided he was in need of an early morning snack and pulled up to the drive-thru window bright and early at 6AM. I did manage to cuddle with him and sleep until the phone rang at 8:30AM. Surprisingly, I had to wake Elliott up this morning to get him ready to pick up his Daddy. How I miss a good, solid, nights sleep......But for now, it's easy to get by on a few hours here, and a few hours there. The real joy is snuggling with each of my babies during a few stolen hours in the quiet, stillness of the night. It's as if for just a moment, I can stop time and capture their innocence and seal it forever in my soul. And on the few occasions that Elliott decides to sleep through the night....I wake up refreshed yet longing for the time that we missed....Babies grow up too fast!