Yep, it's official, i'm exhausted! Juggling a toddler and new baby is definitely hard work. I laugh at statements I read in books like 'sleep when your baby is sleeping' and 'try to get as much rest as possible'. The problem with looking after two children of different ages is that they aren't in synch when it comes to sleep, which means no time off at all for mummy. I'm surviving by drinking loads of cups of tea - who knows what effect this has on breastmilk! I'm reading 'The Best Friends Guide to Motherhood', by Vicki Iovine, and she states that if a normal human being experienced that same sleep deprivation as a new mum, they would be verging on psychotic by now! Luckily, second time around, you're well used to it and you also realise that it doesn't last forever.
The other issue is remembering to eat. The first time around when The Bean was born I remember being hungry all the time, but this time, possibly because i've got quite a lot on my hands, I keep forgetting to eat and have basically survived on cereal or finishing off The Bean's leftover sweetcorn. I'm going home to see my mum tomorrow so I'm looking forward to being pampered with food (mum already phoned me to ask whether i wanted a roast - Mmmmm) cups of tea and the ultimate luxury - a bath!
My eyes are feeling heavy as i'm writing this and I know that even if I do fall asleep, i'll have to wake in a couple of hours to feed Pops, still, both my girls are fast asleep so i'll take advantage of the situation and get some shut eye, if only for 20 mins....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:21 PM