jaden's sleep study...

friday night, jaden & i headed over afton mountain for his sleep study...daddy & the girls had plans 4 a sleepover...the popcorn was already popped & the 1st movie was already in the DVD player when we left

they were ready 4 us as soon as we arrived at UVA...we changed in2 our pj's & got settled in2 the room...jaden couldn't wait 2 jump in2 that bed with his best bud jamal! & of course he turned the tv on immediately!


jaden surprised me at how cool he was with everything that needed 2 b attached 2 him...he commented several times during the hook-up, saying "i think i must look like a dork"...but we assured him he actually looked pretty cool - like a robot!!! ;0) he definitely made jacob earn his pay that night - asking tons of questions about the whole process...he wanted 2 know all about the wires & tubes, the glue they used in his hair, whether or not they could see his dreams! ~lol~ that question surprised me, but i thought it was a very good one! jacob said they would b able to tell when jaden was dreaming, but not what he was dreaming about...he had about 5 wires glued 2 his hair, 4 on his face, 2 on his neck...he had a microphone glued 2 his neck, an oxygen monitor under his nose & 2 belts around his belly/chest 2 monitor his breathing...there were also video cameras in the ceiling, so they could watch his movement


once he was all hooked up, jaden had me take pictures & show them to him on the camera, so he could see what he looked like...then jacob went in2 the other room & had jaden do a couple of things 2 test the connections (open/close eyes, pretend 2 snore, breathe in & out, etc.)...jaden then got 2 watch tv 4 about 15 minutes or so, until i told him it was lights out time...surprisingly, it didn't take him long 2 fall asleep - he had been so excited about coming, i thought it would have taken him 4ever! but by the time we laid down, it was 10pm - past jaden's bedtime, but way 2 early for ma's!!!


jaden started snoring right away...& i just lay there, counting sheep...thinking about the million things running thru my head...trying 2 get comfortable on the most uncomfortable sleeper sofa EVER...i'm not sure what time i finally did fall asleep, but it wasn't like it mattered...almost every hour, jacob was coming in the room to reattach something that had come loose from jaden (usually, his oxygen monitor)...it made me wonder how they could get a realistic look at jaden's normal sleeping process - if he was being woke up every hour

b4 i knew it, 6am arrived & jacob woke us up...jacob unhooked jaden & we both got dressed & brushed our teeth...luckily, i had brought along a toboggan 2 sleep in - i never thought about the fact that jaden would leave with gobs of glue in his hair!


we made a quick stop at mcdonald's 4 some breakfast on the way home (something jaden could not understand - y weren't they serving burgers?! ~lol~) & then headed back over the mountain...catching the sunrise with jaden was pretty cool! ;0)


i've got a call in 4 the doc...if it turns out that jaden's sleeping is completely normal & all, i don't want 2 have 2 drive back over the mountain just 2 hear that...so she's gonna give me a call 2 discuss whether a meeting is needed or not...i'll make sure 2 update u guys once we know