Saturday, October 15, 2011
Sleep is for Babies
Well, it has finally happened. After a year of 2 a.m., 4 a.m., 4:45 a.m, and 6 a.m. feedings, Olivia is sleeping through the night! I fully expected that by this point, if I wasn't already suffering irrepariable damage from sleep deprivation related injuries, I would sleep like a hibernating bear. When Ava first started sleeping through the night, I would blissfully sink into a restorative slumber and wake up recharged and full of energy. This time? Yeah, not so much. I don't know if I'm just accustomed to surviving on 6 combined hours of sleep and my body thinks I should be making better use of my time, or if it is Mother Nature's sick way of giving me alone time ( because who else is up at 5 a.m.on a Saturday loading the dishwasher?). Either way, I'm not ok with it. Now, if you will excuse me, it is 6 a.m. and that laundry isn't going to do itself.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Absence makes the heart...wait, what was I saying?
I miss blogging. But then again, there are lots of things I miss these days. Here is a brief, albeit incomplete list.
1) Maternity pants. Ok, ok, I know I spent a large portion of previous posts bitching about maternity pants, but being in that weird post-baby "maternity pants are too big and regular pants are squishing me into uncomfortable and unnatural shapes" phase makes me long for the days of a full belly panel.
2) Sleep. I am amazed daily at how well I function at 80%. And when I say how 'well' I function, I mean that my clothes and those of my family are relatively clean, that I remember to buckle the baby into the carseat before driving the car, and that my teeth get brushed 1.5 times a day ( really, the bedtime oral hygiene routine needs some work).
3) Privacy in any shape or form. We have one bathroom, two adults, and one potty training toddler. I may never pee alone again.
4) My sanity. I realize that becoming a parent once made me nuts, but twice has made me clinically insane.
5) Adult television. I don't mean XXX boom-chica-wow-wow adult television. I mean anything that isn't animated, on Nickelodeon, or in any way affiliated with Disney. I want to watch an entire marathon of "The Real Housewives of Orange County". Then I want to pee all by myself and take a nap in stretchy pants.
1) Maternity pants. Ok, ok, I know I spent a large portion of previous posts bitching about maternity pants, but being in that weird post-baby "maternity pants are too big and regular pants are squishing me into uncomfortable and unnatural shapes" phase makes me long for the days of a full belly panel.
2) Sleep. I am amazed daily at how well I function at 80%. And when I say how 'well' I function, I mean that my clothes and those of my family are relatively clean, that I remember to buckle the baby into the carseat before driving the car, and that my teeth get brushed 1.5 times a day ( really, the bedtime oral hygiene routine needs some work).
3) Privacy in any shape or form. We have one bathroom, two adults, and one potty training toddler. I may never pee alone again.
4) My sanity. I realize that becoming a parent once made me nuts, but twice has made me clinically insane.
5) Adult television. I don't mean XXX boom-chica-wow-wow adult television. I mean anything that isn't animated, on Nickelodeon, or in any way affiliated with Disney. I want to watch an entire marathon of "The Real Housewives of Orange County". Then I want to pee all by myself and take a nap in stretchy pants.
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