Sleep Gluttony

Six hours. Six wonderful, blissful, uninterrupted hours.

That's how much sleep I got last night.

For the first time in over a year, I was able to sleep for SIX SOLID HOURS. I cannot even begin to tell you what an amazing event this is for me.

Sleep is something that, before children, I took for granted. I squandered it. I wasted it.

The mental clarity that came within the first ten minutes of waking was completely unprecedented. I never - NEVER - wake up feeling refreshed. Today was a different story.

I went to sleep around midnight last night. Usually, L wakes me up around two, four, six. But this morning, I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I glanced over at the clock and it read 6:02. She had slept for six whole hours.

I erroneously tried to go back to sleep after L finished nursing. That was the gluttonous part. I should have taken my six hours and ran. I woke back up very tired and groggy. Thankfully, however, the previous stretch of sleep won out and I was able to join the land of the living much faster than under normal circumstances.

Aaahhhh, sleep, glorious sleep. Get it while you can.

Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama