The worst thing about being a mother30 Aug 2007 07:32 am
By Heather O.
Dawn. The small, gray light that begins to fill the room that tells you day is here.
A reminder that you no longer have any more time to sleep. No more night time hours to desperately clutch at, cramming in as much REM as posisble. Today’s dawn found me changing a diaper, then rocking a small child who hadn’t allowed me more than 2 hours consecutive sleep all night.
When the light hit, and I realized that my older child would be awake in about a half an hour, I swore under my breath and thought I. AM. TOTALLY. SCREWED.
Good thing Tracy posted about why being a mom totally rocks.
Dawn. It’s a bugger.
Heather, when Abby was a tiny baby, I had almost the same moment as you- see here:
http://dandelionmama.wordpress.com/2006/04/30/sunday-morning-at-our-house/
Maybe it’s a universal mama thing?
Comment #1 by Tracy MAugust 30th, 2007 at 7:34 amI’d forgotten that post, Tracy. As always, you put a much better poetic spin on it than I did.
Comment #2 by Heather O.August 30th, 2007 at 7:39 amOh, pshaw! Just another perspective on the same thing…
Comment #3 by Tracy MAugust 30th, 2007 at 8:01 amThat really is one of the worst feelings, trying to hold on to the night hours as long as possible to get some rest, fighting desperately for a few hours of consecutive sleeping and having to forfeit to the horrific dawn.
Comment #4 by Methodical WormerAugust 30th, 2007 at 9:27 am“No more nighttime hours to desperately clutch at…”
So well said! I have been there and hope you get more sleep tonight!
Comment #5 by MaryAugust 30th, 2007 at 9:45 amYou’re children don’t wake up before you do?!?!?!?
Comment #6 by SummerAugust 30th, 2007 at 10:13 amGosh you’re lucky!
Amen!
Comment #7 by RCHAugust 30th, 2007 at 11:32 amFor many many years my son woke up literally at the crack of dawn. Summer, winter, spring and fall. Dawn. Yuck. Every morning he was up chipper and ready to go. Before Pokemon was really popular it came on at 5:30am, at 7 years old he set his alarm so no to miss it. What kind of child set his alarm for 5:30 am?, not a normal kid. Not me, ever. In a family of 6, he’s the only morning person. However, when teenagehood hit he now sleeps in until 9, woot! It’s been fun to wake him up after 15 years of waking me up. Although now the challenge is early morning seminary, 4:30 am, worse then babies, but fortunately I can back to sleep when they are all school.
Comment #8 by pollyAugust 30th, 2007 at 1:17 pmWhen my twins were newborns, I dreaded nightfall … because I knew that everyone else out there would be sleeping soon, but I would be up all night, wretchedly tired, all by myself (except for those hungry, demanding little ones who were not on the same schedule), snatching no more than an hour’s rest at a time.
My quality of life improved dramatically by the time they were 4 months old!
Comment #9 by Pam W.August 31st, 2007 at 2:24 pmI’m at the stage of life when I look forward to dawn because either a). it means the end of a night not spent sleeping or b). it’s the only time I can get up and have some quiet time before everyone else gets up.
Oh wait. That was before early-morning seminary started. Now I just have tiny increments of quiet in between the 6:15, 7:15, 7:40 and 8:20 departures of my four kids.
Comment #10 by DaleneSeptember 3rd, 2007 at 5:48 pmHa ha ha ha ha! Oh, man, I TOTALLY love you, Heather.
Comment #11 by SueSeptember 3rd, 2007 at 6:34 pm