A few days ago we got rain while we were sleeping. In addition to the rain, we got thunder and lightning. This was good for the plants outside and normally it is a non-event for the inhabitants in our house as well. The other night however, Hayden found the thunderstorm a bit loud.
There was a clap of thunder that woke Hayden up. When he woke up he was screaming NOOOOOO!!!!! When Libby got into his bedroom she found him standing up in his bed shaking and stiff as a board. When Libby bog him calmed down we found out that Hayden was probably dreaming about a garbage truck. The clap of thunder turned the dream into a nightmare. He kept asking where the bad garbage truck was.
It only took 2 hours to get him back to sleep after I looked out the window at the lightning and thunder. The following night he got up and asked where the bad garbage truck was. That night it only took 1 hour to get him to sleep. Since then, he has been sleeping better.
I hope we get more rain, but I hope Hayden sleeps through it!
