...SLEEP. Today, I had the first opportunity in weeks to take a nice, relaxing and oh-so-necessary siesta. Ahhhhhh! It felt so good. I can count on one hand, literally, the number of naps I've taken since Chloe was born. Having three children, ages 4 and under, doesn't allow for much down time. It's go, go, go from the moment the rooster crows (rooster being Ella, as she's the first to rise at 6:45am) right up until we tuck the kiddos into bed at 8:00pm. Fortunately, Chloe is finally developing a routine of her own, going to bed at 9:15pm. This allows a bit of "free time" before we fall into bed around 10:30pm. Needless to say, in the last three months, I've developed grayish-black bags under my eyes that I'm hoping will disappear once Chloe starts letting me sleep through the night.
My husband got home today after almost 4 days of traveling, and needless to say, I was totally and utterly exhausted. I was supposed to bring Ella to a doctor's appointment this afternoon, but after seeing my "zombie-like" state, my husband graciously offered to bring her instead. I was elated! The appointment fell over Britten's nap, which left me alone with ONE very easy, compliant, happy baby. Knowing I had about an hour to myself, I cuddled Chloe into my arms, carried her to my bed, and laid down with her beside me. It felt like a little taste of heaven on earth. Within moments, we were sleeping. Deep, dreamless, sleep. I woke up, 45 minutes later, a brand new woman...Until tomorrow, that is. :)
3 comments:
SOOO glad you got a chance to rest your eyes! It is amazing what just one hour to yourself- napping (or shopping... hehehe) can do for you!!
I'm so glad you got some zzz's...even though I don't know how you did it with a sleeping baby next to you.
I could never sleep with even a baby next to our bed. Before we moved Luke into Julia's room in our last house, he slept in a crib at the end of our bed. It drove me crazy because he was a noisy sleeper. I tried earplugs which seemed to help a little. If only I wasn't such a light sleeper.
Ah, yes... gotta love that precious, elusive sleep.
I don't remember exactly how I got to this blog, through Yvette's I think? Anyways, I recognized your husband's picture, my husband Matt sang with him at NWC, in a men's group called VoiceMale. I went on a tour once with the group (I was a groupie girlfriend at the time), and we stayed at Andy's house. I have a very vivid memory of Andy's mom's lasagna. It was the best lasagna I have ever eaten, even since then! :) Tell him we say "hi"! Anyways, nice to "meet" you, you have precious kiddos :)
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