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Monday, September 8, 2008

Sleep Claire! - Please Sleep!


Claire needs to sleep.  Ok, let me revise that.  Claire NEEDS to sleep the whole night through.  She can even wake up once before 10 - I'll deal.  But lately she has been waking up, crying/screaming, throughout the night.  By throughout the night, I mean at least 8 times.  But who's counting?  

I was wasting - I mean spending time blog surfing (not sure if that is even a real phrase), and I saw this video of a man who had about 8 puppies.  They were all yapping  & he began to sing, "Goodnight Sweetheart, well it's time to go . . ."  You can finish singing the song, but the point is that these puppies actually calmed down & all went to sleep.  Are you JOKING????  He can get 8 yelping puppies to quiet down in a cardboard box with the light on, and I cannot get Claire to sleep in her comfy crib with a dry pamper & clean jammies (insert sarcastic comment here).  
I seriously do not think I have slept a solid night's sleep for more than 1 day in a row since the twins have been born. Boo hoo, waa waa.   Yes, girls you are TOTALLY worth it.  Mommy would do this ALL over again.  But praise God I don't have to, and now I think I have a slight caffeine addiction.  I LOVE my sleep, so this is a pretty big display of love.  This is probably where I need to refresh myself on the fact that true love is sacrificial by nature.  I've written about how being a mother means to sacrifice on many different levels for our children - sleep included.  But, man is it HARD!
I really do NOT think that I would be able to endure motherhood, especially sleep deprived motherhood if I did not daily come to God to fill my needs.  If I did not daily remember that He sacrificed His only Son, Jesus so that all that I do on this side of eternity is worth it.  I wish this humbling moment could always sustain me at 3 a.m. when someone is awake.  Sometimes it does & sometimes it is a true battle of the flesh, but I'm beginning to ramble.  All's I know is that God has pledged to BE with me always, to strengthen me when I am weak, and to reward me for my pursuit of Him.  I also know that so many people tell me how much they miss the baby phase & how quickly it passes.  I'm not sure I'll miss this, but I have already seen how quickly it passes.  So please say a prayer for Claire - that she sleeps the WHOLE night through - and so does her mommy - so that tomorrow they can spend some wonderful playtime together.

10 comments:

Claremont First Ward said...

I hope all the prayers work. It's so hard when children don't sleep. On everyone.

Anonymous said...

I can so relate. My son was not a sleeper and at age 10 still does not require a lot of sleep, unlike his mother. I will pray for you both that restfull sleep will find you. Just remember, it could be worse! God Bless, Melissa

Casey's trio said...

I hope your plea comes true. Sleep is such a commodity for mommies!

Kim said...

Aw man, that is rough! I hope she starts sleeping all night soon!

Aubrey said...

Sending lot of prayers your way. I know how precious rest is for us mommies!

Jocasta said...

This could so be written about my house!

Wishing us both some sleeping luck!

Danyele Easterhaus said...

oh, you poor dear. i feel your pain...in so many ways. in fact, when you are up 5 times at night, we should call each other and chat. i got ONE, i do mean ONE, night of uninterrupted sleep out of 8 mos old Sofie...which I'm told is normal for a preemie. nonetheless, i am still exhausted. last night must have been the night for the kiddos...i think a growth spurt or something...nursing every two hours like a newborn. i sometimes have to repeat, 'my grace is sufficient' over and over to get through the exhaustion.

prayers to you...and sorry for the spew. i guess i'm tired. :)

Jaime said...
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Jaime said...

Sleep Claire, sleep!

Josh n Betsie said...

I know for sure Heavenly Father is there to help me. I wouldn't be able to do twins or even 4 without him. Sorry I dont comment as much as you. You are awesome!