To Sleep or Not To Sleep, That is the Question

Ethan is 22 days old today. I can already see the changes he is going through. He is getting chubbier and his little personality is shining through. And mommy is getting really tired! I know the months leading up to Ethan’s birth I had a lot of restless nights, everyone told me “this is your bodies way of preparing for the sleepless nights you’ll have once the baby arrives”. I thought, “piece of cake – I’ll sleep when he sleeps.” I thought I had the perfect method. In theory it sounds great, but as I sit here writing this my head is throbbing and my eyes are dry and aching and every bone in my body hurts. Needless to say Ethan has not been sleeping as well at night as he had been. I do “nap” when he sleeps during the day, but as any new mom will tell you, you cannot possibly fall into a deep sleep. Every little peep wakes you up. I patiently wait for Jonathan to get home so I can have me evening rest that helps get me through the night. Although being a new mom has its challenges I wouldn’t change anything. Just one look at Ethan’s precious little face makes all the worlds troubles go away. He melts my heart; no matter how tired I am he can always bring a smile to my face, poopy diapers at all.