sleep update, dreams and hair

asher was exhausted yesterday afternoon, but he didn't want to nap so i put him in his swing. the swinging motion had him down in about 15 min. and he slept until 4...well, let me re-phrase, at 4 i turned off the swing which normally wakes him up. he kinda woke around 4:20ish, i tried to nurse him but he fell back asleep. i sat him up and he still fell asleep. it was actually a bit scary for me because for about 2 hours he wouldn't wake up. but as always he was fine. and of course after a nice calming bath and massage he was wide awake...not my plan, as i was trying to get him down! but after some lullaby renditions of smashing pumpkins, yes, the kid has good music tastes!, he started nodding off, so i nursed him and laid him down in his crib at 9pm. when steve and i went to bed at 10:30ish, he was still sound asleep. i wanted to bring him into bed with us, but i let him stay in his crib.

he woke at 12:45 to nurse! almost 4 hours!!!
he woke again @ 3:45 to nurse...not as long as i hoped but i'm not complaining.
i woke at 6:45 and realized that he wasn't up yet! so i got up to make sure he was breathing, and yes, he was! how cool!!

4 hours, then 3 and another 3. he woke at 6:58, steve changed him, i nursed him and then brought him downstairs. i laid him on his activity mat to change him again and he was having a ball, so i made breakfast and realized shortly after that i noticed that he was still sleepy. so i picked him up and swayed him and at 8:30 he was back down in his crib.

crazy! minus a couple hours of nursing and calming back to sleep, i slept from 11ish-7! i feel like i got a full night's sleep! let's see if this sticks!

i've been having crazy dreams lately...i'm finally getting my hair chopped and dyed on saturday...and i think i'm having a bit of anxiety about it!!! last night i had a dream that i didn't go to ashley, but to some guy. he kinda cut my hair, but didn't style it or dye it. i looked hideous. when i went to complain and ask for my money back, they gave me a few bucks and the rest was in other peoples checks that were made out to the salon. when i complained about that and asked for actual cash, my bad haircut turned into a bad tattoo on my arm...very strange. i hope my hair turns out better than it did in my dream and i really don't want a tattoo on my arm!

i'm excited to get a style that's totally new and add exciting color, which is what i've wanted for awhile but have been too chicken. but i'm also nervous. i don't want a 'mom cut'. i want a hip and cool cut and color. i'm thinking short with all over red/burgundy color and black underneath...if ashley doesn't talk me out of the black again! i think it's time to cover up some of this grey though!!! wowza! Jorai did a number on my last summer. my brother was poking fun at me in july about the grey. it wasn't pleasant. i'm i a hypocrite to tell steve not to cover up his grey but i can? i just think he looks so smokin' hot with salt and pepper hair. now for me...not so much smokin' or hot! but maybe with a little burgundy and black...we'll see!