* On the no Sleep System *

I think since I became pregnant with Samuel I have had sleep issues.  I know that while pregnant with him, I would wake up a lot and I thought it was practice for when the baby arrived and all the sleepless nights.

Although I don't have interrupted sleep (usually) anymore for diaper changes and feedings, I still miss a good sleep.

There are days when I am running on maybe four hours of sleep.  Day's like today when the wee hours of the night creep up on me and I am still awake, still thinking, still working and making mental lists of all the million things I need to do the next day.

Fast forward to tomorrow and it will look like this;  I will be woken up no later than 6 am 6:30 am if I am really lucky.  I will lay in bed beg the kids to read books until at least 7 am but not fall back asleep due to someone needing help in the potty or someone singing the Star Wars theme song very loudly for all of America to hear.

I then will slowly get up and pick up my devotional meanwhile background sound effects and crazy noises will ring from the kids bedroom.  I will read and attempt to retain the verse for the day and ponder the devotion message and then let Sam know it's time to take down the gate.  (This is a job he likes to have in the morning and it's a baby gate so that while I am attempting to lay in bed half dead the kid's don't go into the living room or kitchen and therefore get tempted into doing things they aren't supposed to do.)  Anyway, after the ritual of "taking the gate down" happens I will sit on the couch with the kids and hug them good morning.

At this time one or BOTH Of them will announce that they are starving even if it is only 7 am.  I will make breakfast and make my instant coffee and then begin to feel a live.  (Just a little bit)

"How I miss sleep" is what I think each morning and then daydream of the day when my kids will be in bed at 8 am and I will be the one having to rouse them.

The kids get to make it all up and take their naps during the day and well I just don't get that privilege because that means I can get other work done.  Sometimes though I take a nap with them on a very rare occasion if I'm sick or super tired when my once a month situation visits me.

I have a great husband though because on the weekends I get to wake up at 7:45 am sometimes even 8am! That's sleeping in for me these days.

Until next time I should try to catch some zzzzzzzzz