Don't worry...B. Whitty

Monday, September 25, 2006

Draggin' Lids

I heard somewhere that they make babies cute so you won't strangle them. Say you had your spouse wake you up screaming in the middle of the night...and s/he can't tell you what's wrong. You try several different things to calm her/him down to no avail. After being up for an hour, tired, bewildered and about to lose it, you try one last thing, and it works. S/he finally falls asleep and you're clueless as to what just happened. In the real world, you'd probably beat the snot out of your spouse, or at least kick her/him out of bed so you can get some sleep.

Well, this is exactly what happened last night with E. Poor girl woke up crying and it took a full hour to get her straightened away and back to bed. Thank goodness I love her because I was losing my patience...not as much as I have in the past, but still frustrated. And of course, I was tired being woken up out of my sleep twice that I can remember. I still don't know what was wrong. One nice part of the whole deal was DH who thanked me profusely this a.m. for taking care of her. He knew I was frustrated.

Needless to say, I'm extremely tired this morning. Wishing I could go home and climb into bed. What's even worse is I have plans tonight so I can't get to bed early. *SIGH* Oh well, it's all part of being a mama. Rewarding and tough at the same time. It's just what we do. :)

Well gang, better get going. Take it easy peeps!
~B

3 Comments:

At 4:42 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said...

It sucks, I deal with it EVERY night and am the only one who gets up. I guess the hubbie feels that b/c I wasn't working I should be the one to do it. Little does he know its FAR more work being at home with little ones. So, now that I'm going back, I'll be sure to wake him up too :) Perhaps he'll appreciate all I've done/been doing just a little bit more :) Hope you have a better night tonight.

 
At 9:55 a.m., Blogger Shay said...

Honey, I feel your pain. It is a good thing it is only once in a while. Try the napping in van trick at lunch :)

Poor Mari ... I hope Derek does see just how taxing it is. You can't do it every night now - no way!!!

 
At 10:19 a.m., Blogger Bern said...

Yeah Mari...let him know how much work it REALLY is. Leave him with the kids for the wknd...or even overnight. He'll get the message loud and clear. Worked for me. :)

~B

 

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