First-time father Ryan Reynolds "might be a little bit insane"

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Sara McGinnis

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It's safe to say new dad Ryan Reynolds is struggling to get used to his new sleep schedule. Though his daughter James, whom the actor welcomed with wife Blake Lively, has already celebrated her first birthday, it sounds like they're still struggling to get a full night's rest!

"During those first six months, it’s amazing that you find a way to keep going," the actor explained to Men’s Health. "Just the lack of sleep, and the hallucinations. F— peyote. You want to trip balls? Have a kid and see what it’s like to be awake for a month straight.

"You’ll have moments where you’re like, ‘Did I really ride a unicorn to work? I’m pretty sure I didn’t, but I don’t know. Was Willie Nelson cradling my testicles this morning? It probably wasn’t him, but let me check his tour schedule just to be sure.'"

Even though it sounds like James is starting to sleep better now, Ryan Reynolds is still getting up.

Admitting he’s a bit overprotective the 39-year-old added, "I still check on her in the middle of the night and put my fingers under her nose just to make sure she’s still breathing. Is that insane? I feel like it might be a little bit insane."

Do you think it helps him to know that even if he is a little insane he's certainly not alone? Count me among the many who've been there, done that!

The 15 months my second child refused to sleep through the night is one of the hardest periods I've ever been through. No one moment on its own was too hard, but the culmination of it all was tremendously rough.

To anyone out there going through it right now all I can say is that it will eventually get better -- and to Blake and Ryan I'll add there's the possibility that, if they go for baby two, they'll get a sound sleeper next time around. My two boy were certainly opposites!

How long did you deal with sleep deprivation? Was it different with each baby?

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