Newborn sleeping patterns: They’re not fantastic, are they?
Evelyn is asleep on my shoulder at the moment and I’ve rigged the keyboard to sit half on my desk and half on the arm of my chair so that I can type with two hands. Turns out, I am way too impatient to cope well with one handed typing, preferring instead to not write anything, rather than write slowly.
Instead, you have been able to find me sitting somewhere, while Evelyn naps on my shoulder, fusses or feeds, with my kindle in my hand and my older children arranged around us, begging to cuddle her too. Which is nice, but doesn’t work so well when all Ev wants is the boobs and the smell of the milk bringer. I left my dirty t-shirt with Nathan last night so that I could shower in peace.
She is very snuggle-able, so I’m not minding. Plus, it’s kind of nice to not be feeling guilty about not helping fold the washing, or clean the bedrooms, because sorry dude, baby needs me. I’ll just hang out here with my cup of tea and my daughter, okay?
(HUGE props to Nathan, who is making sure we don’t live in a hovel and changing Isaac’s nappies without being asked. Also bringing me cups of tea and keeping my quota of adult conversation in the “not going insane yet” levels.)
In the meantime, there is this:
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18 responses to “Sleepless Nights. Again. Still. Something something.”
Such a sweet picture. Big sister is looking very grown up!!
Lovely picture! My daughter was 4 3/4s when my son was born. She asked if she could hold him. We arranged her holding him sitting on the sofa & then she instructed us to take a picture. Then she announced she was “done” holding him. It seemed she preferred the polaroid of her holding him rather than the actual holding him! 😀
Sounds like Isaac! He loves holding her, but only long enough to cuddle her, kiss her on the head and have her taken away again. I find it amusing.
Aww such a gorgeous pic Amy 🙂
Snuggable babies make up for all the struggle. That picture is gorgeous! Especially the way that Evelyn’s hand are hugging Amy back.
I think my ovaries just exploded 🙂
I am so incredibly clucky now that I’ve seen that picture. I’ll make sure hubby doesn’t hear me say that, he thinks 4 is enough!
I died from looking at that picture. The beauty of the image was just to much.
I leave you my blog in my will. I apologise in advance.
Oh god the adorableness of that photo is just TOO MUCH! 🙂
Glad to hear life is settling into a nice pace, sweetheart. All our love xxx
That picture is so precious!
Amy looks very proud.
That is such a gorgeous picture of sisters
Nawwwww…. great photo!!! Wishing you some sleep – and lots more moments like the ones above to make the sleep deprivation acceptable.
🙂
BB
Too cute for words! xx
LOVE the photo 🙂 I have one of A holding C when she was tiny that’s a lot like it!
Such a sweet photo!
That photo just slays me! Gorgeous…!
Oh god that photo.
I’m fairly certain there will be an increase in pregnancy among your readers thanks to all the adorable photos of Ev.
That photo of Amy and Evelyn is so gorgeous. I demand you print and frame it. Because it needs to be hung on a wall and it would be weird if I did it.