Party at 3

You could say that Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. You could also say that Motherhood will make you faint by the hearth......from the absence of sleep!

We had been in bed for such a short time last night when Brynn's screams woke us up. I have to say I wasn't shocked she was crying since one of the girls has woken up three of the last five nights. I have learned to never count on a full night sleep with kids. I roll my eyes when people tell you their baby is sleeping through the night at six weeks old. I guess I've learn to keep my expectations low, then I'm not disappointed or surprised.

Once you hear the cries, have a dilemma, do you pick her up and hope she settles down quickly, or do you risk it and let her cry hoping she goes back to sleep before her wails wake up her sister? Then you get to take care of two unhappy babies in the middle of the night. It's always a toss up.

After a few minutes of shouts, I decided to pick her up. She was sitting in her crib, her hair and face wet from tears. She stopped crying, but she also didn't seem to tired. Not a good sign. After what seemed like hours with her tossing in our bed, talking and at times crying I put her back in her crib. The cries were ten times louder that when she initially woke up. In the end, we both headed downstairs for a late night snack of cereal, yogurt and banana hoping hunger pains were the reason for this little episode. She thought this was a grand idea and gobbled up the food. She got done eatting close to 3 AM. After she ate, she took a bottle, I rocked her and her little eyelids finally closed.

It's great to spend time with your little one, I just prefer it when the sun is out instead of the moon. I am sure I'd love to get that ever illusive nap today, but probably will settle for a bit more shut eye tonight.