And 13 Valentine's Days Later...
5:00 a.m. - "Mama!" I immediately stop breathing and pray to the Lord in heaven to put that damn kid back to sleep.
5:04 a.m. - Take a breath. Whew.
6:00 a.m. - "Waaaah!" Repeat breath-holding and prayer, on behalf of child #2. Think about praying about other things occasionally. Decide I am too tired. And also sick. Try not to swallow.
6:16 a.m. - Pee. Pee. Pee. Must. Pee. NOW.
6:17 a.m. - "Waaaah!" Go get baby from crib, let him ponder the toilet, a box of tampons, and my dirty underwear while I shower. Good, baby. Good, good baby.
6:30 a.m. - Try to quietly creep downstairs without waking up the toddler. "MAMA! I want to get up now!" Okay, go get the toddler.
6:40 a.m. - Toddler is in high chair with waffle. I am nursing the baby on the couch. Husband is pseudoawake, next to me. "Oh, happy Valentine's Day, I guess," I say, around a cough drop and some Gatorade.
6:41 a.m. - Cough. Gag. Hack. Sneeze. Blow nose. "Yeah, you too."
5:04 a.m. - Take a breath. Whew.
6:00 a.m. - "Waaaah!" Repeat breath-holding and prayer, on behalf of child #2. Think about praying about other things occasionally. Decide I am too tired. And also sick. Try not to swallow.
6:16 a.m. - Pee. Pee. Pee. Must. Pee. NOW.
6:17 a.m. - "Waaaah!" Go get baby from crib, let him ponder the toilet, a box of tampons, and my dirty underwear while I shower. Good, baby. Good, good baby.
6:30 a.m. - Try to quietly creep downstairs without waking up the toddler. "MAMA! I want to get up now!" Okay, go get the toddler.
6:40 a.m. - Toddler is in high chair with waffle. I am nursing the baby on the couch. Husband is pseudoawake, next to me. "Oh, happy Valentine's Day, I guess," I say, around a cough drop and some Gatorade.
6:41 a.m. - Cough. Gag. Hack. Sneeze. Blow nose. "Yeah, you too."
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