The amazing truth about jet lag.

After several years of military-related travel I have discovered one thing about jet lag: it is much easier to adjust your sleep schedule traveling west than it is traveling east. Traveling west means staying up a bit later than usual to get organized, have some fun or visit with friends and family. And in the morning when the clock says, "six a.m." your body tells you it's actually eight or nine o'clock and you feel pretty good, overall.

In contrast, traveling east is a real pain in the backside. You must force yourself to somehow go to sleep when you aren't tired and then wake up hours before your body is ready for reveille. This is the situation with poor Amelia after only three days in Las Vegas. She simply isn't tired at bedtime. Last night she was up until ten and angry about going to sleep then. I went in to wake her up at nine, in hopes of beginning the adjustment back to Hoosier time, and found our sweet girl completely conked out.

I'm sure we will fix this after a couple of days. The key, I think, is to wake the baby earlier each day until she gets back on track. Until then, maybe we can all stay up together a little later than usual.

Lisa