It is how late, uh, early???
I guess I found the time slot I will be posting in for the next few weeks... (it might be months, but I don't want to scare myself). It's 5.32 a.m. and I have a well-fed and sound-asleep baby girl in my lap. Why am I not in bed? I have a lot to learn.
I just looked through a set of wedding pictures of a good friend of mine. Very pretty and very moving - as weddings should be. So I catch a glimpse of all the background details (the wedding took place in Austria)... nothing special, maybe a tree, a corner of a house, the way the sunlight falls... and I get this quite violent tug at my heart: ooooh, look at that... that's me, that's where I'm from! I want to be there!!!
I don't suffer from homesickness too much - not because I don't miss things and people but because I am happy where I am. But sometimes... sigh.
I guess it doesn't help I haven't gotten a full night's sleep in over 2 weeks and it's 5.30 a.m. Ok, it's 5.38 now. Maybe I should try to get another hour of sleep.
Off to dream about Austrian brick... ;)
...don't want to scare you, but Sanda had her last full night's sleep I think more than 4 years ago...
You have to count the no. of breaks per night!
You are far more alert and collected than I would be, given your recent sleep schedule. A little homesickness is appropriate and expected!
Oops, the above note is from me - I hit the "delete personal info" - sorry
Martin,
My oldest is 10, so i on ten years and counting. LOL. Not trying to scare you either Dinka, you actually get really used to it. Concealer becomes your best friend. :)
it does get better. Hambet is two and I've been enjoying full nights sleep now for a while (not every night, but pretty consistently.
just resist the temptation to get up and do something -- just SLEEP WHEN SHE SLEEPS! If her cradle is near your bed, (or if you nap next to her) it will help your body adjust your hormones so that you can run on shorter periods of sleep.
You both look great!
Liebe Dinka und Lincoln,
es ist mir eine Freude wahrzunehmen, dass Sie die Veronika als Gottes Geschenk erhalten haben.
Alle wache Stunden, die die Eltern Ihren Kindern widmen, sind alles andere als wache Stunden in denen man Zeit verschwendet mit "Vergnuegungen" die den Geist mit Frust erfuellen. Jeden Augenblick den die Eltern ihren Kindern widmen registriert die Liebe Gottes des Vaters, als Akte der Liebe seines liebsten Sohnes.
I found that the only way I survived was by sleeping with the baby. The baby by around 2 months would figure out how to attach and nurse without even waking me up - so I slept through the night before he or she would!
Sometimes, though, I think that 20 minuted in the wee hours can really refresh the soul even more than sleep would - so follow your heart on this one my dear.