It's 7.30 AM and I just woke up for the day. Thought you might enjoy a sampling of what a night in life of Sara is like:
1. Fell asleep on C's bed in between C and S. Struggled out about 2 hours later when I couldn't take the claustrophobic feeling anymore, and headed to my bed to join Travis.
2. A couple hours later, S woke up and came in to us, scared. I rolled to the middle (how do I ALWAYS end up in the middle?) and she climbed in. We slept until...
3. C came in whimpering. He was scared, and clearly the space limitations were being met in our bed, so I got up and joined him back where I had started. About 30 minutes later...
4. Oz woke up. I went in and nursed him, and went back to C's bed.
5. Oz woke up again about 4 hours later, so I fed him again and went back to C's bed.
6. I then woke up around 6 when I heard Travis getting up to leave, but managed to force myself back to sleep until 7.10, when Oz woke up.
There have been many nights where I climb into S's bed, but this one is in Oz's room and I don't sleep well when I hear every little sound he makes.
If someone had told me in my early 20's that I would get up and feel functional after a night like this, I never would have believed them. The crazy thing is, last night wasn't nearly as bad as it can get. At least no one threw up!
6 comments:
Oh I so feel your pain. That sounds like a normal night in our house. A young mom with one baby asked me at church the other day, "So when do kids start sleeping through the night?" I looked at her and said, "I'll let you know." My oldest is 8 and he still comes in to "chat" at 2:00 am.
This post would have been more helpful to me BEFORE i got pregnant.
I'm never going to survive.
You forgot to add that you squeezed in a BLOG POST at 4:50 am. Was this done while nursing Oz? No wonder the kid is a giant if he is doing multiple feeding during the night. Poor Sara, no one needs/loves/ and prioritizes sleep in the family more than you and here you are in this situation.
I'd have to throw myself in the race for one who prioritizes/loves sleep most in the family. I've been logging 10 hours per night as of late.
You don't know me, but I know your sister Carrie from our old singles ward. Anyway, I too am totally amazed at how well I can function after not sleeping. I have two boys... 2 1/2 and a 6mo.old. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever sleep more then five hours in a row ever again???
You Lewis girls have a great blog. Sometimes I laugh out loud reading it!!!
ps I have a question about the vanilla beans in sugar? How many? How long? Do you use that sugar for all baking? cookies, cakes, etc.? I'm intrigued!!!
This sounds just like my nights - only they end 2 hours sooner since my kids are up before the chickens (oh, and that darn seminary thing!)
My parents have a hard time sleeping now that they are getting older. I think it totally sucks, that when your kids grow up and move out and you can finally get some sleep, your body betrays you and wakes you up after 4 hours. So rude.
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