At first, I assumed there was a simple explanation. Maybe he was in the bathroom, getting water, or trying not to wake me because Noah had finally fallen asleep after two hours of cluster feeding.
Once, I found him in the kitchen eating cereal at 1:30 a.m., staring into the refrigerator as though it had personally betrayed him.
Then it kept happening.
I would wake in the sudden, panicked way new mothers do, instantly listening for any sound from the bassinet, and Ethan would be gone.
Pregnancy& Maternity
During the day, he seemed mostly normal. He was tired and perhaps quieter than usual, but everyone with a newborn is exhausted. Speaking itself takes energy, and that becomes precious when you survive on only a few hours of sleep.
