Sleep, that is a funny thing. I have never been so sleep deprived in my whole entire life. When I was a stay at home mom, life was a little easier. I've gotten to the point that I require only about 5 hours of sleep to survive. It is amazing what the human body can accomplish on such little sleep. I almost feel like I'm in very bad crazy dream where no one will let you close you eyes, and if you do only for a few minutes. Just enough to keep you going.
It really has turned into a mental thing, if you choose not to accept how much sleep your body received, then you will not be tired. That is at least my theory. Remember, I'm not getting much sleep. When I'm up in the middle of the night trying to get a crying baby to sleep or rocking Matisse because she has growing pains. I have never been so jealous of all the people I know sleeping soundly in their beds and I'm not even a jealous person. Sleep, though that is my weak spot. I'm so jealous of people who receive 8 hours of sleep a night.
Michael and I never fight, but we do fight about sleep. The only times we have ever gotten anger with each other was over sleep. Mostly it is me getting anger because I'm awake and he is asleep. My favorite is when you get up in the morning and your spouse sleeps in, that is a good one. Who gets to sleep in the one who works or the mom. The mom never has time off vs the dad's set work hours. It is tricky. I highly suggest a plan for sleep or the lack thereof rotating mornings, trade off nap times, or rotating feedings.
My favorite things that happen in the middle of the night is the yelling, "Go to bed." That is the sign for the other spouse to step in because the current one handling the situation is at a breaking point and can do no good. Another oldie but goody is waking up and your eyes are burning because you are so tired, but have to start your day.
I love how the husband never hears the child supposedly. I don't know for a fact, but if had to guess a good percentage do not hear the child or will not admit to it. The theory can not be tested properly because men work so you get up to be polite, but guess what even if you work you are the one getting up. I know it is absolutely ridiculous how they pretend so well. I've tried that game before, where you act like your asleep. I think the woman as more compassion for the child and will always lose at that game.
I cannot wait till the day I get 8 straight hours.
When my children were infants-toddlers, I promise I was sleep-deprived for 5 years straight! I probably can't even remember much of what happened on a day-to-day basis. I, like you now, longed for plenty of restful sleep. There is a reason God created women to be strong!
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