How long has this been going on?

Colby awoke crying last night while I was still up.

I picked him up and asked him what was wrong.

He was shaking!

I asked him if he was cold or scared.

"Scared," he croaked out.

"Scared of what?" I asked.

"Don't let my feet touch the ground!"

He all but crawled up onto my shoulders.

I went and sat with him in the recliner.

His jaw jumped and I watched him scan the room.

His body curled in a tight ball with his feet up under him.

I started to rock him and told him that it was just a dream, nothing to be afraid of.

His eyes closed and soon he was still.

I'm almost positive he was never awake.

I wonder now how often he has these dreams... as I have found him on the couch several times lately...