I decided to borrow the entry title of one of the blogs I follow, 'In Reality Tired But Happy' (Oikeasti kuuluu väsynyttä mutta onnellista). Haven't yet read the entry itself but that title sum up my week pretty well too. Parenting is such a joy but (wo)man, it can be draining too! The past 7 days in a nutshell: my older son got a bloody scratch at Easter lunch with friends, younger got first runny nose and first chesty cough, older joined in the 'fun' with a chesty cough, yours truly's had a testy throat all week, younger son got his first tooth and accompanying frantic chewing/drooling of any and all things in sight, yours truly splashed a tupperware-full of boiling soup on myself resulting in a couple of now-healing blisters, hubby working all hours of day and night... Having two snotty and cranky kids to entertain 24/7 leads in a now admittedly tense mom and a short but interesting bedtime prayer: 'Thank GOD for auntie!' (i.e. our 40h/week domestic helper). Yes, the prayer of praise was said by my older son and yes-oh-yes did I join in! A lot to be thankful for, despite sleep deprivation.
Picture from: http://charlieallensblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/half-fast-halftones.html
http://blogs.babble.com/babys-first-year-blog/2011/10/04/sleep-its-finally-happening/
Note: One thing I learnt today... do not google 'sleeping mom.' Especially for an image.
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