Do you ever wake up one day and wonder "How did I get here?". How did I go from shaking my ass on the Pfreakshow band's stage on a Friday night to collapsing into bed from exhaustion by 8 pm? If you're a mother, my guess is you have experienced this on more than one occasion. I am in no way regretful of my recent lifestyle change, just sometimes in complete awe of it. Completely amazed at how one tiny little human can turn my life upside down in such a short period of time, and in a good way. Being a momma is by far the best thing I've ever done in my life. But it is SO DAMN EXHAUSTING.
Sleep regression. Is this really a thing? If you google it, it basically says "your toddler will wake up screaming their lungs off at all hours of the night for no apparent reason". This will happen at different milestones such as 15 months and 18 months. The first time this happened I ended up in the ER with my then 15 month old son who woke up screaming like a banshee and could not be consoled. My initial thought was that he had a bowel obstruction or some other crazy internal thing we couldn't see, as there could be no other plausible explanation as to why he appeared to be in excruciating pain. By the time we made it to the ER around 3 am, he was laughing and carrying on like we had all just been PUNK'd. So what ended up being the culprit? GAS. We were awoken from our slumber in the middle of the night, emotionally and physically exhausted and consumed with fear for our sweet child.. for GAS.
Ahh yes. The joys of motherhood. Ask any one of us though and we wouldn't change it for the world. My life has gone from poppin bottles to washing bottles. Yes me, party girl extraordinaire, is now in bed promptly by 10 pm (sober) and awake before sunrise. My day consists of cutting food up into tiny little pieces, making bottles, changing diapers, cleaning house and then cleaning it again, and chasing around a little pint sized demon who is constantly into anything and everything that could potentially kill him.
Do I sometimes miss my partying days? Staying out all night at different bars and paying for it the next morning? The answer is no, not really. Those days are long gone. I want to spend every second I can watching my son grow and learn. I believe there is a season for everything in life and I’m glad I waited till now for motherhood. I’m extremely thankful for all the fun I had in my twenties but I’m definitely ready to mom so hard in my thirties.
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