We are very sleepy today. Really exhausted tired. It has been as many nights as I can remember since I got a full night sleep. 5 hours or more of uninterrupted sleep is a simple figment of my vague memory. Maybe it was March last….I feel hot. I feel edgy, I feel shallow.

My younger hasn’t been sleeping well at all. She used to be the best sleeper in the house. Went to sleep well, stayed asleep and awoke perky and happy. Not so now. Is it a dietary issue? Is it not getting enough exercise? Is it a no-nap transition? Is it something environmental, like her brother kicking the wall during the night? Is it co-sleeping? Is it not co-sleeping?

I don’t know. But it is a phase I hope. And this too shall pass. Even if in my sleep deprived stooper I can’t discern the passage of time…I am trying to nourish my body. Exercise when I can manage. Keep hydrated. Set productivity expectations low. Pray. And remember at 2 1/2 years old, waking mommy six times in one night is not being knowingly mean. It is simply that we are 2 1/2 years old. This too shall pass….zzzzzz.