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Am I really cut out for this?


The fact that it is Tuesday and I am posting should be the first indication that there is a problem!
My DH is out of town and boy did we have a night last night. Tell me if you've had similar:
11:00 I go to bed
11:30 Eden and Luke both wake up crying. I let them have a sleepover (sibling) in the bonus room. They insisted on sleeping together on the couch--OK, big mistake. One kicked the other in the face and that was the end of that.
12:00 Tucker wakes up. I put him in bed with me
12:30 Tucker hits me over the head with my scriptures saying, "read it mommy, read it" No, he did not know they were scriptures. He just wanted a story.
12:45 I put Tuck in his room and turn on Thomas the Train (portable DVD players-you gotta love them)
2:00 Liza wakes up---what the heck, she is 6 months!
3:00 Liza up again
6:00 Liza makes it into bed with me
7:00 Luke wakes up crying---his tonsils hurt

So, I ask the question-am I really cut out for this?

Thank heavens my husband only travels twice a year.

Comments

Unknown said…
Ha Ha!

I just finished whining to you over the phone yesterday and look at the night you had last night. Not fun at all. But I will see your last night and raise you my night last night.
I go to bed at 11pm. Blake walks in at 1am, just because. I send him back. Chase wakes at 3am, I feed him and put him next to me in bed. 4am Jackson walks in and says he feels sick. I get mad and send him back to his room 6am Chase wakes up and just as I go to feed him I hear Jackson throwing up in the bathroom. He continues to vomit every 20-30 minutes throughout the morning. Jeremy is not out of town, but he is working 10am to 9pm and his dad is in town staying with us which means I have to entertain father-in-law.

You see, you're not the only one.
April 8, 2008 at 6:20 PM
Bennett Family said…
ugh....I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!
April 8, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Kerry said…
I hear you! It seems like the worst stuff happens in the middle of the night when the husband is gone. Lack of sleep can just about drive a person crazy.....good luck!
April 8, 2008 at 10:11 PM
The Dillon 6 said…
i am so sorry! that's all i can say. i am so sorry!!
April 9, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Rebecca said…
oh my! i am exhausted just reading about it! so, so sorry...

ps... cute pics of your kids on the side!
April 10, 2008 at 3:51 PM
the family thorpe said…
My dear friend!!! I am so sorry! I know it doesn't help that Luke had surgery just last week. It is so hard to be patient when you get no sleep. Hang in there!
April 10, 2008 at 4:14 PM
cherlyn and family said…
Wow, I am hoping that you got some sleep that day after all that. See my blog and you will see that I agree.
April 13, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Terra said…
Isn't being a mom great!?! Hang in there...I know people say "you'll survive and one day look back and maybe even miss it!" Until that day comes, I FEEL YOUR PAIN!
April 14, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Corey and Lisa said…
So my kids are older but I still know how awful it feels to get no sleep! Jaden gets growing pains in his legs ALOT and so I still have my share of nights being up alot. Hope it gets better!!
April 20, 2008 at 9:05 PM
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