My Dear Friend Sleep, how I miss you!
Aidan has only slept through the night a handful of times in his life. Yes, my [almost] 11 month old! :( The long nights of sleepy tug-of-war Aidan and I have been playing has been quite the adjustment for this girl who could easily sleep 12 hours pre-baby. Not only has it been an adjustment on my sleep pattern, but it has been hard on Aric's school work and my confidence as a Mama. Luckily, Aric continues to do very well in school despite the [lack of] sleep he gets, but it has changed from the first semester of school which was pre-Aidan. For some reason I still seem to blame myself for Aidan's sleep habits even though I have done EV.ERY.THING to help him sleep better.
I can definitely understand why sleep deprivation is used as torture device in the military world.
Someday when he FINALLY sleeps through the night I will celebrate, cry happy tears, get rid of these garbage sized bags under my eyes, and tell the whole story. Right now my mind is too clouded by this repeating thought.... "Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep." ;p
No matter how bad the night is, I always end up with a big smile on my face when I get to see this little face...
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| Our little Firefighter. :p Sorry for the poor photo quality; this pic was taken on my phone in bad lighting. Please excuse the choppiness of this post. Last night was one of the less than restful nights... |
