As I mentioned in my last post, we welcomed our 4th child into our family in December. We are loving every minute as a family of 6 and soaking up every minute we can with her, and by we, I mean every single one of us. There is not one member of our family that is not crazy about little Ellie. In fact, we’ve got it so bad that there are fights over who gets to hold her and get their snuggle on. I’m not complaining, I think it is great how much everyone adores her……..between 8am and 10pm.
What everyone seems to forget is that the 3 other kids are all in bed by 10pm, the husband is at work and that leaves me….up every time she cries, needs a diaper change, spits up….you name it.
Over the last week, yes the last 7 days, I have had less than 20 hours of sleep.
Yes….less than 20 hours of sleep in 7 days.
Now, let’s do the math.
7 days multiplied by 24 hours = 168 hours.
Of those 168 hours, I have been awake for 148.
We have had vomiting, an ear infection, a growth spurt with an extreme need to nurse constantly.
Me, I’ve been walking around like Frankenstein, my hair in what was once a bun, severe bags under my eyes and absolutely EXHAUSTED.
Yes, I understand that this is what comes with having a newborn.
But why doesn’t someone ever remind you when you announce that you are pregnant that you will be faced with all of these things again?
They never do.
They just congratulate you, ask you how your doctor appointment went, send you suggestions for baby names, and point out cute clothes and baby items.
No one ever reminds you that you just managed to get your last baby out of diapers and sleeping through the night and were finally starting to catch up on all of that sleep you lost over the last three years and now you are giving it all up again!
Now here I am once again, confined to a life filled with diapers and donuts once again!
