So sleepy...zzzzzzz

Oh, man. Violet has not been wanting me to sleep lately. She started teething hard core two weeks ago. I think we are about to see her first tooth at any moment. She hasn't been too unpleasant from it, thank goodness. The teething tablets are amazing little things. That is pretty much under control, but she started rolling from her back to her stomach last week. That means most of her wakeful time is spent rolling all over. It has consumed her.

My amazing little sleeper has turned into a mobile monkey in the middle of the night. She will go to bed anywhere between 6 and 8pm and sleep until anywhere between 3 and 5am to nurse and then goes back to sleep until around 8am. Of course, I do not go to sleep at the same time as her. In fact, I typically stay up pretty late since Daniel works until around midnight. That has not been a good combination lately when she wakes up in the early morning, nurses, and then wants to play for another 2hrs. This has happened the past three nights. I am now running on about 7hrs sleep total in three days. That is usually the minimum I sleep in one. And it isn't like it really upsets me because she is so happy to play. It would be different if she were up screaming all night. It is just creating really, really long days for me.

So, please excuse the dark bags under my eyes and the fact that I can't listen and follow directions from things like my GPS or that I forget to pack enough food for my kids at the park and they want to steal all of yours. I am just thankful I have not misplaced my keys or any one of my kids at this point. Caffeine only goes so far.