Even though we had already been to Chicago once this week, we were told that tonight would be the warmest it was going to be for a long time. So, what better night to walk around the Lincoln Park Zoo and look at Christmas lights? Every year, Lincoln Park Zoo has a “Zoo Lights” display from late November until early...
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Gavin slept through the night for the first time last night. It was a shock because Aiden began to sleep through the night at fifteen weeks old, so Chrissy and I were crossing our fingers that Gavin would do the same. At fourteen weeks, Gavin was still waking up at 2 AM and 5 AM every night, so we weren’t holding out much...
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Chrissy and I bought a “Sleep Number” mattress from the local Select Comfort store about two and a half years ago. Chrissy’s parents had let us try their Sleep Number mattress and we really liked it, so we decided to buy one because our old mattress was sagging terribly in the middle. The problem was that...
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There was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Mount Carmel, Illinois this morning at 4:36 AM. Chrissy heard about it on the morning news when she woke up (video). The epicenter was along the Indiana border, but much farther south than us, closer to Kentucky. CNN said that people as far away as Milwaukee could feel the ground shaking....
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I’m really glad that I finally went in for treatment of my fatigue problems. I used to be tired all the time. I think that it started at about the time that I started working in Chicago. The long commute and the fast food diet collaborated against me, and I started gaining weight. I went from my college weight, 135 pounds, to...
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Chrissy and I got a new alarm clock yesterday. Technically, it’s the same alarm clock that we’ve had for the last two years, the Homedics SoundSpa Premier, only this one is new. It’s a replacement clock, because the old one recently developed a nasty tendency to “hum” when you hit the snooze button. It...
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The sleep doctor set me up with a CPAP machine, so I’ve been trying to get used to it for the last couple of nights. So far, I usually wake up about six times during the night to fight with the mask. I’m just not used to sleeping with something on my face. On the bright side, the mask is much more comfortable than the...
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I got a call from the Sleep Clinic to schedule a return visit. They say that I have severe apnea, and wanted to schedule another night to monitor me while I wear a breathing device called a CPAP (see-pap). It turns out that my oxygen levels drop to 85% during the night, whereas 96% is good. The study shows that I have oxygenation...
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