Bit and Pieces

Some things I'd post Facebook status updates about if it wasn't 2:13 a.m. I figure no one will see them at this late hour. I often wish I could go and make a list of many of my past stati (is that correct??) because they contain so many cute and annoying things that capture a moment in time and I know Max and Sammy would get a laugh from them one day. If anyone knows how to do this, let me know.

• Sammy had a My Little Pony Sticker on the roof of his mouth for goodness-knows-how-long.
• Max after I told him my back was really hurting: "I want to do a 'Dear God' for you. Dear God, Please make Mommy's back feel better. In Jesus' Name, Amen." "Does it feel better now?"
• Me to Max, "Max, I'm sorry Mommy wasn't very nice last night when you woke up. That wasn't a good way to act and I am not going to do that again. Will you forgive me?" Max: "No."

Another Sleepless Night

Here I am again, up in the middle of the night. This time with Sammy. He spent all day in doctor's offices with Max (strep throat) and me (strained back from carrying, guess what? A 40 lb. 3 year old and a 22 lb. 6 month old!) and didn't get his usual naps. By the time we got home at 4, he was exhausted. I put him to bed at 4:30, knowing that I was going to pay for the early bedtime somehow, just not exactly sure how. His usual bedtime is 6 and he wakes for the day anywhere from 6 to 7:30. Usually a little before 7. So I figured if he usually sleeps about 12ish hours (not straight through, what do you think I am? Some kind of magician?) we'd be up dark and early around 5. Not too big of a deal, really. Except, as with most things involving parenting, it never goes quite how you think it will. I turned off the TV at midnight, Sammy woke up, I fed him. He was quiet briefly, then chatting to himself... AND here we are. 1:56 a.m. So I'm having a cup of coffee - probably a mistake, but if I'm going to be forced to be up when I would prefer not to be, I'm going to enjoy it as much as possible.

I have always known myself to be pretty selfish with MY time. One thing I can say about parenting: It will beat the selfishness out of you until you're battered and bruised and just when you think you can't give any more - you will be asked to. And you will do it.