This post is about sleep, oh sweet slumber.  I used to hate to go to bed early and wake up early when I worked full time before I got pregnant, and now that seems like the stupidest complaint.  The weekends before her went like this:  Stay up til 2 am, sleep in til 10:30ish, go get some Taco Bell, and watch WE TV until I actually felt like doing something.   When Raven was born, I didn't sleep.  It was a mixture of her waking every 2 hours to eat and my anxiety as a new mom.  If I got an hour of sleep in, that was a miracle.  There was no day or night.  It was just light or dark out with some little naps in there.  I've always had issues with insomnia so it was hard to sleep on demand, even taking Benedryl.  Around 3.5-4 months, she began to sleep through the night: 8 pm-6 or 7 am.  Now we are in the dreaded 6 month sleep regression where she wakes up 2-3 times a night wanting a bottle or comfort...but she's still wide awake and ready to conquer the day by 6:30 am!  Now, we are very lucky because my Mother In Law loves to have an overnight with Raven once a week to give us a date night or just to unwind.  Still, I wake up several times a night and rise early because my body is used to it!  Weekends don't feel like weekends except JD is home.  It's true that being a mom is a full time job.  Raven is thriving so the sleep sacrifices are worth it.  I still wish I could sleep on demand, though.

                                                 Slap happy from sleep deprivation, hooray!