The Subject of Sleep

Since we're on the subject of sleep here is today's nap!

Zzz.......

Kinsley has been falling asleep in the craziest places lately. After I finished getting ready for church this afternoon I came into the kitchen as Shawn was feeding Grant some lunch. I noticed that Kinsley was not with him and asked where she was to which Shawn replied "I thought she was with you". I headed to the back of the house where I stumbled upon Kinsley fast asleep over her plastic chair--hilarious and weird I know! The next two pictures are of her asleep on top of Grants activity blanket and upside down in the rocking chair. A few days previous she had actually fallen asleep on top of a ball. Unfortunately she lost her balance and came crashing to the floor. We were both totally upset, Kinsley because she was startled awake and I because I missed the shot! Anyway I thought I'd share what pictures I have of her crazy sleeping antics. What a silly kid!

Outside!

Today was the first day the sun has come out in ages! It snowed almost four inches at our place Saturday. By Sunday afternoon the snow had turn to rain and didn't stop until today. Many cities experienced flash flooding and power outages. With all the terrible weather we haven't left the house. Kinsley has been stir-crazy in our tiny condo. So today she was thrilled when we took a little trip to the mailbox after Shawn got home from work. Of course I couldn't resist the photo opportunity and am really pleased with the results. The lighting was perfect! These photo's have not cropped or edited at all. What a great afternoon for picture taking! I just love my camera, but more than that I love the smiles and the moments it seems to freeze in time.

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Sleep 101

The human body requires a certain amount of rest each day to function normally. The average human adult does not get enough sleep. To compensate for the lack of adequate rest, some people ingest foods and beverages that contain chemicals known to increase alertness. Others, such as the subject seen in the photo above, multi-task by sleeping while babysitting a toddler who plays 'blocks' on his person. The ingesting of chemicals or the multi-tasking both have side effects.
One of the side effects of multitask sleeping is having your spouse sign you up for a medical study where wires are attached to various locations on your person and then you are monitored for a 24 hour period while you try to sleep and nap. On the Uncomfortable While Sleeping (UWS) scale, a toddler playing blocks on top of you is only a 4 while wires glued all over your body and a night vision camera tracking you is a 9.
The nurse who attached all of the wires on the test subject was a large islander from Guam. The next morning the nurse commented that he had never heard so loud of snoring come from such a tiny person.
These pictures come from my second visit to the Center for Sleep Disorders Clinic, which was November 23-24, 2007. My first visit was October 18-19, 2007.