Daylight Saving Time and Babies

So, we changed our clocks Saturday night. The fall change used to be one of my favorite nights of the year because I always used to get an extra hour of sleep. It was awesome. I could say up just as light on Saturday night, but be far less tired the next day because I set my clocks back an hour before going tobed, and slept until the same time I usually did.

This doesn’t work so well, however, when you have a toddler. Benjie’s clock didn’t change, despite our efforts to help it do so. He just woke up an hour earlier, and the day was really hard for hime because all of his meals were an hour off, his sleep was off, and he was tired, hungry, and cranky all day. I sure do wish I knew how to get his internal clock to change. Messy’s and Mine change fairly easily, just not Benjie’s. When we finally got him to sleep, poor Messy was tired, laying next to me trying to fall asleep herself while I finished up a few things before crashing too.

I’m dreading the spring switch, it was hard for me anyway. I can’t imagine how hard it’s going to be with Benjie not adjusting then either.

I’m beginning to understand the complaints I’ve so often heard from parents of small children about how stupid Daylight Saving Time is.