As you know, we're expecting baby #2 this fall and that will put Madeline at 2 years old and one month if baby comes on time October 1. This makes me nervous. Madeline is a handful all on her own, so let's just add an infant to the mix. Years from now I'll know it's the best decision we made having them so close, but I keep hearing from other mom's that it's TOUGH, HARD, STRESSFUL, TIRING for at least the first 1 or 2 years. Wow. I'm not scared at all.
Recently though, I feel deflated. The joy of pregnancy has been anything but. I'm queasy most hours of the day and tired everywhere in between. It's as though Madeline knows how much mommy wants to sleep because she sleeps less. Naps that used to be very routine and about 2 hours are not routine and an hour if I'm lucky, that doesn't include the hour she takes to fall asleep. And at night.....she goes down fine, but an hour later she's up.....she'll go down fine again, but at 3, 4 and 5am she simply doesn't want to be sleeping in her crib. She'd rather be in our arms rocking the night away. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! We're working through this little hiccup in our routine, and some nights are better than others. But at the end of the day, or the start of the day, when she wakes up smiling it makes it all okay....that and photo ops like these.
Happy Spring!
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