Hey all! Since finding out that I am pregnant again, I have been both nervous, and excited. I have also been very tired, pretty cranky, and down right impatient at times. Being pregnant, while having another child to care for is no picnic!
When I found out I was pregnant with my sweet baby boy Nathaniel, things were different. I only had to worry about me, myself, and I. If I didn't feel well, I could rest. If I was tired, I could take a nap. If I had a headache, again, I could rest. I didn't have any one depending on me, except my husband, who is pretty self-sufficient. This time around, I find myself having to care for not only my self, but for the cutest, sweetest, little boy ever. But lets be honest. No amount of cuteness is going to get rid of that nagging fatigue, that just doesn't go away, or ease your throbbing head.
How, for example, do you communicate to a fourteen month old that he can't run around the house screaming, because Momma's head might simply explode? Or, that no matter how cute and fun it is to play chase, Mommy just doesn't have the energy to keep up? Or my personal favorite, how do I explain to Nathan that I can longer be his jungle gym, because it just plain hurts too much? Sadly, you can't. So, I find myself loosing patience over the most simple, and silly things that are harmless, yet so unbelievably irksome nowadays.
Our conversations go something like this, "Nathan! Do NOT turn your sippy cup upside down, and pour the water out!!! How many times do I have to tell you?!" Nathan replies, with a very innocent look on his face, "Dada?" "No son. Dada is not here. That's it. Time for a nap!" And so, more often than not, my escape is putting him down for a "nap," in other words,"Momma needs a break, and you my child, need to not be in the room so I can calm down. I love you, but right now, you're killin' me smalls..."
And so? More often than not, I am a bit more snappy than I mean to be, or lose patience over silly little things. My escape? Naptime or time outs, with Netflix or Pottermore. Works every time.
