When you are a mommy to small children, you spend much of your life trying to get them to sleep. Everyone asleep at one time is the holy grail of mommydom. At least, it is at our house for right now. My sister, whose 12-year-old son is rapidly speeding toward his teen years, seems to spend most of her mornings trying to get him OUT of the bed! But, for me, the magical moment when both of my babies are sleeping is rare, fleeting, and something to be enjoyed to the fullest!
Since Baby Girl is, after all, a baby, her sleep has tended to be the most unpredictable. She's a super-easygoing gal, but naptime and bedtime have been challenging with her from day one. Now that I finally have her on a reasonable nap schedule, I made the momentous decision to remove the pacie from Big Brother. My formerly great sleeper now takes a sweet forever to go to sleep and naps for about 15 seconds before waking himself back up. Ugh! We're not even a week into the pacie removal, though, so I have high hopes for the future.
But that moment...the moment all we mommies work so hard to achieve...the entire world is quiet. Everyone's breathing is deep and slow. You peek oh-so-carefully into their rooms to find eyes closed, grubby faces pressed into mattresses. You take your own deep breath and feel the freedom. You've punched the time clock and you're free to do what you choose for as long as it lasts. You may choose to fold a load of clothes or wash some dishes...but you can do it with only your own thoughts running through your mind. It's time to recharge your mind while balancing the checkbook.
And, of course, within minutes...the phone rings...
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