When I was younger I used to sleep walk quite frequently, and once I even ended up outside the house during the night. I have always sleep talked, especially during times of high stress in my life like when I start a new job.
So it's really no surprise, I guess, that Isabelle is also a sleep talker. She quite often just mumbles and we can hear her through the monitor, or sometimes you can heat different little words floating down.
However, more recently there has been NO doubt at all what she is saying, because Isabelle has started sleeping shouting. For some reason, recently Isabelle is angry while she is asleep and she wants to tell us about it!
The last two nights have been two of my favourites. She has a bit of a cold at the minute which maybe isn't helping her state of mind, and it also means she hasn't been sleeping well so we have had her in with us. Two nights ago, I woke up to her yelling...
"NO BABY!! THAT'S MY CHIPS! THAT'S MY CHIPS! NO BABY!"
She really does love chips, but I am yet to see her baby steal any - but it's obviously something she is worried about! Then, last night it was...
"NO DADDY! THAT'S MY WATER! NOT DRINK MY WATER, DADDY!"
You can see she is quite possessive about her food and drink...
Both times she was sound asleep, and she actually has always had a habit of crying while sound asleep and at times we have had to really work to wake her up to get her to stop crying.
I have no doubt that when she is bigger she will be up wandering the halls in the middle of the night. I do not look forward to the day when I wake up and she is standing at my bedside yelling about food.
However, I do very much look forward to her being 16 years old. I shall creep into her room at 4am, nuzzle right up to her ear...and scream "NO THAT'S MY CHIPS!"
