A wise mother once said to me right before I had my first son, "You will soon understand why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture in some countries." As most things with motherhood, I didn't really ponder that until after I was so tired and I thought back to it. Things always make more sense after you yourself have actually experienced it. Well, here I sit now with four children and can honestly say that I am always in need of more sleep. I have always loved to sleep. My college roommates can attest to me sleeping almost the entire 24 hour trip to Florida during spring break two years in a row. After them giving me grief the first year for not having done my part in the driving department, I took Vivarin the second year in hopes of being more alert. Needless to say, it did not work and I had to remind them that my sister had given me the nickname "the log" for a reason as a teenager for always leaning on her shoulder or lap when our parents would take the two of us on roadtrips. My husband now understands this as we have driven to visit my parents and there have been many times where I have slept nearly the entire 6 hour trip.
Yesterday I met a mom who has three boys in high school and a daughter in middle school and as we were discussing the fact that it is non stop wrestle-fest pretty much everywhere you go with boys, she added, "Oh and I hate to tell you this but I am still tired from my kids waking me up for this or that even now." I have to admit I was a little shocked at this. Having never had a baby sleep through the night until after they turned one year old, I was kind of hoping that at some point, I could look forward to an 8 hour night of sleep without my feet touching the floor. But I guess this is just not my season to sleep and I need to relish things like holding and feeding my baby girl at 2 a.m. or hearing my sweet 3 year old say, "mommy, could you cover me up?" while standing next to my bed with his blankie in hand in the early morning hours. Oh well..... maybe next season:)
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