There are moments when I feel like I've got "my stuff" together as a mom. There are way too many more times when my tush is handed to me. Ethan has been sleeping pretty well for a while now. Last night, however, he pretty much kept me up all night and then woke up super early. I.forgot.about.sleep.deprivation. It is sooooo hard to function without sleep! Ay yi yi.
There are the basic must-do kind of tasks that I had to do through the fatigue: change diapers, get food ready, give a bath, brush teeth, all of that stuff. It has to happen, of course. Well, every now and then I would get a burst of energy to clean something or do some fun activities (play with play-dough or read books), but other than that, we stayed inside and had a slow day. Think PJ's.
One of my tiny, bursts of energy, led me to the piano. I wasn't in the mood to play, but after dabbling with music for a little while, it totally relieved the stress I had from being sleep deprived. I also came up with the idea to start recording some piano playing to build up a portfolio for teaching piano. So, this is just a tiny preview of things to come (you can hear Ethan whine at me while I play, so I don't play for very long), but I'm excited for this goal! :)
There are the basic must-do kind of tasks that I had to do through the fatigue: change diapers, get food ready, give a bath, brush teeth, all of that stuff. It has to happen, of course. Well, every now and then I would get a burst of energy to clean something or do some fun activities (play with play-dough or read books), but other than that, we stayed inside and had a slow day. Think PJ's.
One of my tiny, bursts of energy, led me to the piano. I wasn't in the mood to play, but after dabbling with music for a little while, it totally relieved the stress I had from being sleep deprived. I also came up with the idea to start recording some piano playing to build up a portfolio for teaching piano. So, this is just a tiny preview of things to come (you can hear Ethan whine at me while I play, so I don't play for very long), but I'm excited for this goal! :)