Ok, so I have a 7 month old baby girl. She should be sleeping through the night by now. It's not happening. I'm so darn tired that I am beside myself. I'm supposed to feel like hell and have the ambition to excersize? For crying out loud! What does a parent do when she has a little one who won't sleep. She had an appointment with the pediatrician yesterday and our Doctor said that my daughter needs an "intervention". Yeah, ok. I have to let her cry. I have to be the "mean mommy" and let her cry. This is going to get me more sleep? It's not going to happen.
My husband tells me my lack of sleep is my own fault. Well, it's almost 1Am and I'm sitting here typing a note to you instead of laying in bed trying to sleep. Who needs the intervention here? If I could just get a nap in the middle of the day, I'd be all set. Remember when you were a kid and adults would tell you how great naps are? We were thinking, "grown ups are idiots". But now, I would give $10 to get a 30 minute nap in the middle of the afternoon. I say $10 because I'm always trying to get my daughter Jourdan to watch the baby so I can shut my eyes for a few minutes. It boils down to me saying, "I'll pay you to babysit". Doesn't work.
I'm sitting here wishing I had something clever to write about lack of sleep and crying babies that would entertain you and give you something to smile about.....but I'm too damn tired.
I made a new rule for myself this week. I will be horizontal by 11pm. There are alot of nights that I end up doing homework really late into the night. I have too much going on during the day with the kids and the house that I can't get to my homework until everyone get's into bed. So, this is my new rule, we'll see how it goes.
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