This morning I got up at 5:34, because Adeia was WIDE awake. Apparently the sun now rises at 5:30, directly in her window. Shades, and blinds, AND curtains are not enough.
Hilariously, it was darker in her room at 7:15 when I put her down for a ‘nap’ than it was at 5:30. Needless to say, I think I’m going to go buy a concrete slab and cover her window with it. Why are there even windows in bedrooms, anyway? This is a serious design flaw. I mean, it isn’t like you need to look out the window at the street while you’re sleeping!
Normally, my toddler sleeps ’til somewhere between 8-9:30 am. I am very interested in keeping things ‘normal.’
That’s all I have to say about that.
I feel for you. I was awoken very early by the 9 bug bites on my legs, and the uncontrollable itching kept me awake for a while. Let’s pray Addy sticks to that nice sleep in schedule….
What about a piece of foam core over her window?
Aha! Foam……hmm…… I guess that is less structurally damaging than concrete slabs.
I am just not sure how you pour concrete into a window frame.
I slept in a windowless basement room for a couple of months. You close the door and hit the lights and it was pitch black. It was awesome. That is until the power goes out and your alarm clock shuts off and you sleep through your wake up time. . .and lunch.
you could also just get two pirate-eye-patches and make them the new fad in sleepwear for babies….
Perhaps you have resolved this by now but if not…
Step one:
Measure window
Step two:
memorize window measurements
Step three:
Go to lowes / home depot
Step four:
Buy 1-4 very small L-Brackets, to keep drywall/plywood from falling out of window frame onto baby’s head. You will also want 2 small screws per bracket.
Step Five:
Buy a piece of plywood or drywall (drywall is about $5)
Step six:
Ask them to cut the drywall to the previously memorized measurements.. cause you don’t have tools.
Step seven:
Take it home and put the drywall/plywood into the window. Use screws with brackets to hold it in place.
On a less serious note… you could also get some tape and drywall patch and actually tape and float the drywall to the window, then paint a picture on the drywall. This would make it look like you had a window frame around a picture, and if you did it certain ways, you could have a hard time ever telling that there was a window there from the inside.
Maybe the apartment people wouldn’t notice the missing window… although it would still look ugly from the outside.
The other solution is to get one of those very ugly outside window awnings… more expensive and more permanent.
Hmmm… I’ll have to look into that. I’m still pretty set on using a cement slab though. I like the idea of that dead weight in a window, you know?