It's been a while since I've remembered a dream. I think my sleep is too fragmented for me to really grab hold and process my dreams. It seems I'm awakened every hour by one baby or another. Even if I don't need to get up with them, their crying and noises wake me. It's usually difficult for me to fall back to sleep, so by the time I've reached the REM stage, it is cut short by another wake up call.
In reading about sleep, I came across this, "During the deep stages of NREM sleep, the body repairs and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the immune system." Perhaps that is why I've been dealing with more aches and pains, not to mention colds, lately. I had assumed they were a normal part of aging and the season. Maybe not...
I suppose this whole blog was born out of the difficulty our family has had with sleeping and dreams. I am certainly not the only one of us to go without adequate sleep. Hopefully, my children with grow out of their disruptive sleep patterns and allow me the luxury of dreams again soon.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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