Tired.

Pregnancy + toddlerhood + a boy who always wants his mommy. How did my mother ever do it with five? I am dreading toddlerhood + justgavebirthhood. Six weeks.

Although I may have had a breakthrough tonight. Part of his bedtime ritual is that we lay on the bed in his room and read books, lay together for a while and sing or talk, and then he goes into his crib. Tonight after reading the books, I turned over and tried to catnap. I think he got bored, because after a few minutes of me being so dull he said "Mama, time for my bed." First time he's ever initiated that. So my only respite is to be so mind-numbingly boring that my son chooses sleep over time with me? Oy.

And oh, yes, the part right before justgavebirthhood... at our 32w appointment we had an ultrasound, and the good ol' doc told us that the baby's head was measuring at 36w4d. Yes, that would be the head that has to exit my body one way or another.

So tired.

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[Tammy]

I remember. I remember hauling my daughter around on the giant belly, and wondering how on earth I'd do it. Trust me, you can do it! It will just mean giving up all sanity and showers for awhile. I think it was actually easier once the baby was out. It's hard to remember for sure, what with all the pain pills, the sleeplessness, all that. Am I cheering you up yet?! Okay, try this. You get to sleep in a bed someone else will make, and eat food you didn't cook, and push a little bell anytime you want something. Of course, first you have to push the giant head out of your bits.

[chip]

my parents also had five and I also have no idea how they did it. I thought having two little ones was exhausting enough. Just wait till yours are a bit older and you're reading chapter books to them and you're exhausted and you actually end up reading while you are drifting off to sleep, and the kids have to nudge you to wake you up because you've stopped reading without realizing it, and that keeps happening... But also remember it'll soon be nothing but a distant memory.