Saturday, October 01, 2011

A Confession

I've been hiding something from you. For the past three months, Desmond and my average wake-up time has been around 8:15am. I didn't sleep that late when I was a "working" woman! It started somewhere in July. Usually I would adjust our schedule and try to get him back up on a 7:30-ish wake-up time. (It makes the day flow a little easier.) But then I started thinking...

In three or four months now five weeks I will have a NEWBORN. I will not sleep well for a year. I will be so sleep deprived that when I do actually sleep, it will be so deeply and desparately that I might dislocate my shoulder. (This actually happened when Des was a baby.) Neither riches nor chocolates will compete with the thought of a full night's sleep.

I would be insane to willingly give up sleep now, just for the convenience of some self-imposed schedule. As the discomforts of third trimester pregnancy try to rob me of precious sleep, I am zealously embracing my late wake-ups and secretly wondering if Desmond's natural inclination to sleep late seals his fate to be an engineer. And parents of newborns, don't hate me. I'll be joining you soon.

3 comments:

Allyson said...

It was a wonderful summer...now I have a newborn and an early wakeup for my elementary school child. (It kills me when I have to get up when the baby is still sleeping). Do not feel guilty...enjoy it! Maybe you can store some up for the winter.

Michelle said...

Yes, enjoy your sleep! And hopefully you won't be sleep-deprived for a year.....I sure hope I'm not!

Mike and Katie said...

Wise conclusion, K. Where do our self-imposed schedules and rules come from anyway?