Baby's asleep
Daddy's asnoring
Toddler's acurled
Mommy's on the freaking computer again.
"Sleep when they sleep!"
"Don't get into a bad sleep cycle!"
"It'll be fine!"
"Don't worry, it will pass!"
My brain races while my body persists.
My body persists while my fingers twitch.
My fingers twitch while my eyes tire.
My eyes tire, but they just won't rest.
Will I ever sleep a full night again? Popular culture tells me no. My mother tells me yes. My husband tells me please! My instinct tells me that I have to take care of myself so that I can take care of these little ones, but how?
I'm a new Mommy with a lot of available support. I have a great husband and two beautiful baby boys. I have a great job, and flexibility to work exactly when I want to. Financially, we are struggling, but we have everything we need when we really need it. So why am I so depressed?
