Thuderstorms

have ruined Joshua's happy sleep cycle. He has gotten so freaked out by the thunderstorms that he's hypersensitive to other loud sounds, and hasn't been able to sleep well at night or for naps the past week. He grabs tightly onto our arms as we try to leave his bedroom at night--we've tried to install a gate at the door to keep him from escaping his bedroom in the middle of the night. He's never been like that--always so happy to go to sleep, so it's been a big change for us to see Joshua having so much trouble sleeping.