Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Bumps in the road

Things seem like they've gone off track a bit.  Nothing quite seems to be going right.  I'm worn out by aspects of life that I keep starting posts about and never get a chance to finish.  All of this is making it hard to do the things well that I want to.  Like being Bean's mama.  Our sleep problems returned full force.  The week of her going to sleep by herself was blissful and felt like a hard won victory.  Then it just stopped and is worse then it was before.  I feel like everything I do about it is wrong.  I'm struggling in the one area that I usually feel like I'm doing pretty well.  I may not know how to be the daughter of aging parents, or how to tackle trying to conceive at the RE's with a toddler, or even how to find time for my husband when I have the demands of so many others laying in front of me, but the one thing I always felt like I was doing a good job of was being Bean's mama.  And now I don't feel like I'm doing that well either.  I'm not sure what I need.  A night off maybe, or just a week without something bad seeming to happen.  I don't know.  I'm down obviously and I know that in the grand scheme of things, life is good, and I'm thankful.  I'm just struggling and instead of sitting here in silence because I don't have time to explain myself, I wanted to at least let you all know an idea of what's going on.  And hopefully things will quiet down a bit and I can write more in detail, because I really need it.

3 comments:

  1. We all have those days, OG, when we feel the worst (insert noun) we can be. It's up and down, isn't it?
    So sorry for the sleep thing. I have no advice to give you, since I have no idea how George finally got to go to sleep by himself. But I have to tell you that our evening routine includes at least 15-20 minutes of running around, which makes him squeal with delight and tires him enough before bed. He sort of quiets down during bath and in general falls asleep soon after I put him in bed. I have to be near, otherwise he gets all hyped up, but it's a small thing after all.
    Maybe Bean has something that bothers her? A tooth, a scratchy throat, I dunno? Whatever it is, I hope it goes away soon and she starts sleeping better again.

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  2. Sorry things are rough right now! Hope everything works itself out soon.

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  3. I'm sorry things are a little rought right now! Big hugs to you. At least having this time let's you know that an easier one is on its way. I hope sooner than later.

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