Last night was rough.
We knew we had to get up early to get to the Provo temple at 8 for the open house. I am already not a big fan of getting up early, but somehow I knew the night wouldn't go well. And I wasn't wrong.
Sadie woke up crying at 2, and she never wakes up at night. I went into her room and could instantly tell she was burning up. She's been working on 2 molars for a couple weeks and I am sure it's what caused her fever. The rest of the night bounced between tylenol, bringing her to our bed where she poked my eyes and picked my nose, drinks of water, rocking her back to sleep 4 different times, more crying episodes, and some very tired faces when our alarms went off a little after 6am. I probably got 3-4 hours of sleep. I was looking forward to nap time today, but poor girl is teething so hard, nap didn't last long and I'm sitting here feeling like a truck hit me. I imagine Sadie is feeling like a truck hit her gums. Dang molars.
I don't have much room to complain, because Sadie has never had a night like this before. She's been sick once in her life and we've been so lucky. But this afternoon has been filled with snacks and laying on the couch and watching Barney so mom doesn't have to do anything.
We've had lots of lazy afternoons lately. Somedays these are exactly what we need. With winter and pregnancy, I have had -54684 percent motivation. Sadie has been such a trooper. Even though I can get frustrated, I really love how she never wants to leave my side. These past few months as she's started to become her own little person, she's really become my best little buddy, and she's just the gosh dang love of my life!! She's definitely the only one who can get me smiling and taking pictures on my hit-by-a-truck days, I can tell you that.
It's funny to think that this little human, who I now spend my entire day with, didn't even exist just a few years ago. She is my day-to-day. She's my pastime. My whole day revolves around her, and although it's hard, I wouldn't have it any other way. It's a blessing being her mom, and the best job I could imagine.
In a few months, there will be a second human that my life revolves around. Right now I can't even imagine that, but I couldn't imagine it before Sadie came either. I know he will be his own little person and fill places in my life I didn't know were empty, just like Sadie did. And while I say I am ready for that, I am so enjoying this Sadie-as-an-only-child phase. I want to soak up every last second, even the ones where we feel hit by a truck.
Because gosh I love this lady and our afternoons together.
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