Everyone says when you are a new mom that you will never get enough sleep again. Therefore you need to nap when the baby naps. For the first 8 weeks of my daughter's life all she did was sleep and eat. I was able to get a lot done around the house and have time to myself, which was wonderful! However, this did not last. At tens week old my daughter is awake...wide awake from 7am till about 10pm everyday. She does not nap. She does sleep through the night which is amazing, but no napping. She also doesn't like to be set down anywhere. She must be held 100% of the time, which after 15 hours straight is exhausting!
So along with the fact that my daughter is not napping, but staying wide awake all day she is also sick. As a new mom the first time your child is ill is heart breaking. She currently has pink eye which not only is it painful, it is disgusting! I feel horrible for her. In order to get rid of it we have to put ointment in her eye. Probably one of the most difficult things to do since my infant does not understand why I am putting this thick Vaseline textured goo in her eye, and therefore will not sit still. She closes her eyes as tight as she possibly can to avoid receiving it. Not fun, not fun at all.
I am super exhausted and sometimes my husband acts as if being a stay at home mom is the easiest job in the world. I can assure you all it is not. I usually have to wait to go to the bathroom till he gets home to avoid my daughter screaming. My husband comes home for lunch and then usually gets off work around 5ish...I finally get a break at those times to cook.
I honestly can say that I am ready for nap.
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