11.17.2013

mom-plaining

... yeah, freddy is over 2.5 years old, but somehow the sleeplessness and total lack of alone time is just hitting me now.

i'm just in shock from facing the facts of my life. for instance i woke up at 5a today like it ain't no thang. in fact if CFW sleeps til 5 it's a relief!! that is just indecent.

the other day JB gave me 25 minutes for a QT and I am almost died from <3 palpitations. 25 minutes ALONE!!!!!!! when did that become an untold luxury?? pre-kids i could journal for like 2 hours a day!!

i am NOT a morning person, so to be honest it always made me sick to read about moms setting an alarm to get some alone time before the babes wake up... and to be honest with the 5a wake up call i'm already getting, setting an alarm isn't going to happen anytime soon... BUT i will admit that now i see the need to get my head in the game BEFORE it starts.

i'm getting jealous watching jared leisurely get ready for work each day. putting JUST his own possessions in his bag... thinking JUST his own thoughts... responsible for JUST his own clothes and bladder and blood sugar levels etc

lol a few days ago after breakfast he put away the cereal before I even poured my bowl.

i could complain about fred barging in the bathroom EVERY TIME i dare close the door (fritzy can't work the handle yet so he just bangs on the door and yells). but honestly it doesn't really bother me. sure freddy, let fritzy in, let percy the steam engine right on in, join the party! ok it does bother me if we have company... a fine distinction lost on frederick lee.

it's just like AHA, this is what all those cliches feel like. it's not like i didn't know what SAHM-dom involved... i just didn't knooooowww. and if I didn't knooooowww, no one was gonna tell me :)

in conclusion, as jared always says, "it's an honor to serve."

2 comments:

Elle said...

My kids are not napping this afternoon. Shep is screaming and Grace is screaming and I want to scream but that would just make them scream harder.

On the other hand, this morning while Grace was at preschool and Shep was napping, I ate Joe-Joe's and milk. So there's that.

Laura said...

I hear you on the jealousy -putting JUST his own possessions in his bag.

But, am encouraged and challenged by your closing -"it's an honor to serve." xo