Things that go grunt in the night

I had no idea how much noise small babies could make when they sleep. When William’s deeply asleep (like now), he looks so peaceful and still – and he is impossible to wake up. When we switch the lights on in the morning he’s like a little old man uncurling himself and slowly, slowly the eyes open and he’s back in the room.

But if you watch him dreaming, or in REM sleep it’s a different story, he sounds like a middle-aged, chronic snorer with a weight problem. All you can hear are grunts, snorts and bizarre sucking sounds as he tries to jam both hands into his gob. Eddie is silent when he sleeps (a huge plus in our relationship, along with his complete disinterest in ‘Match of the Day’), but Will is a different story – I’ve never heard anything quite like it.

Author: Louisa Houghton

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