9 Hours and Counting

Lil Miss slept 3 hours in between 3 feedings last night, which means I got 9 hours total of sleep!! Now this may not seem like much of a personal victory, but yesterday I was running on 3 hours of sleep and by about 10pm, with no nap all day, I was about ready to tear my hair out.

A sleeping baby makes for a happy mommy,
now if only she would let me put her down so I could do some chores

Brooke is 2.5 weeks right now, and man that first week was brutal. Who knew you could function on 2 hours of sleep every 24 hours that first week? I mean, I knew new parents were tired and I knew i wouldn't be getting much sleep, but 2 hours a day for almost 7 days straight? Let me just say, I am glad I am past the first week.

Now she takes hour cat naps during the day and sleeps a little better at night. I seriously cannot wait for the night that she sleeps through the whole night! And why is it, that even though I am just as tired, the daddy gets to sleep way longer than the mommy. My husband has it pretty easy i think....He comes home from work and then takes the first night feeding shift, which usually is between 2-3am. Now he is usually up that late anyways, so its not that big of a deal. But if the baby starts screaming, mommy to the rescue and I forfeit my half of the night I am supposed to sleep. So once again, I get no sleep, and he gets to sleep till at least noon the next day! It's a vicious cycle and its definitely not fair. But, that's why mommies are the best and why our children love us so much!

So here's hoping for another night of good sleeping for both mommy and baby!