My husband is one of those annoying people who has to "unwind" before bed. I, on the other hand, pretty much run around like the Energizer bunny all day until it's time for bed - at which time I race to the edge of the bed, jump in and crash in about 18 seconds.
He loves that. Especially when he's been in bed for an hour and I then I jump in and am asleep before him.
Needless to say this puts a crimp in the nighttime "marital activity" because he's trying to unwind while I'm roaring to go OR he's waiting for me to make a pass and I've already fallen asleep.
His alternative is the mid-day maritals which NEVER works for me. Work is busy during the day and finding time to get into the mood and then do it without the phone ringing rarely happens.
Sometimes we manage the mid-week interlude but more certainly we've mastered the art of the weekend morning. The kids get up early and go downstairs. This gives us time to sleep (which is priority #1) and then wake up gently and "reconnect" before we get up.
Of course I DO fear that the kids hear us bouncing around up there (much the way we hear them bouncing around after bedtime) particularly because I sometimes have to be reminded to be quiet.
So on Sunday when my 7yo asked me where babies come from and I promised to tell her at bedtime I envisioned the following exchange...
Me: "... and so, that's how babies are made."
Her: "You and Daddy DID that?"
Me: "Did it? Hell! we do it as often as we can!"
Her: look of abject horror
Thankfully when the time came to tell her, she had forgotten all about it. I know I've only bought myself a few weeks at best but next weekend I'll try to be more quiet.
I'm not surprised that you need to be reminded to be quiet :-)
Yeah, I listen to kid rustling & wonder "oh, dear god, what the heck do we sound like?"
I'm fairly confident that my kids have already walked in on us, on several occasions - so I'm not really sure how to even think of the birds & the bees conversation.
Posted by: DaddyRunsALot | December 10, 2012 at 09:05 AM
I'm dreading "the talk" because 1) I never quite had it myself (my mom avoided the topic at all costs & my dad's version of it was "let's watch Playboy channel together") & 2) I just know that my oldest will tell the youngest (who may not be ready for the whole truth) but will mistell it leading to premature talkage with my youngest. Cherishing the Talk-free time while it lasts.
Posted by: TechyDad | December 10, 2012 at 02:03 PM
A few weeks after my sister learned how babies were made, she asked our dad if he and Mom had ever had sex. He answered, "Once or twice." haha!
Posted by: Betsy Transatlantically | December 10, 2012 at 05:39 PM
A friend of mine actually gave upon the noise thing, and figured her kids should be used to it...
At one point, in the middle of the night, her son yelled at them across the hallway to keep it down...
Fun times!
Posted by: The Borg Blog | December 11, 2012 at 09:40 AM
As long as you have a lock on the door, they'll turn up the volume on the cartoons.
Posted by: joeinvegas | December 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM
"Yes, that's how babies are made. In fact, that's exactly how _you_ were made. (pause for effect) You're welcome."
Posted by: TL | December 13, 2012 at 07:52 PM