It's funny how people say to me that 'at least you sleep through the night' bit regarding the adoption of older kids. It's true that most of the time, the girls sleep through the night. However, it has taken the girls sometime to transition into sleeping in their room. They have been good about not waking me up, except for tonight. So tonight, Yesica had growing pains and finally came over to our bed crying loudly. All the girls were awake and Sucena had pain as well. She tends to acquire all the ailments of her sisters in a timely manner :). Having all the girls in one room has it's advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that they keep each other company, comfort each other etc. The teenagers are not liking this arrangement, of course. I know come morning, there will be complaints that they are sleepy. In Medellin there were split in two rooms and this helped in times like this. We are hoping we could find a house with three bedrooms, but have been unsuccessful at selling our condo and most likely will take it off the market. There are many condos here for sale, and no one has looked at ours in months. The girls want to have a house with a dog (not something that I am excited about). I want a house so that I separate them in two rooms so that at least some people will get sleep at times like this.
Back to sleepless nights.. Since we have had the girls, our house work has tripled. In our apartment in Medellin we had a lady that came to clean once a week. This was included in the rent. I miss that. I know I have a dryer here, which I did not have back there, but needless to say that it is at night when I get some of the cleaning done. Alex has been great at keeping up with laundry during the day. Needless to say that I don't get much sleep, which is not a problem for me, because I am in the time of my life when a good night sleep only comes once in a while. But for Alex, this has been a problem and finding time for napping has been challenging. I have always thought that motherhood and menopause go very well together. You don't get any sleep anyway, so you might as well have kids that can't sleep either.
Well it's 2:30 in the morning and after a round of Children's Tylenol, drinks of water and a prayer 'it's all quiet in the western front'. At least for now...
Sorry I have not taken pictures. I will take some this weekend to post.
Hang in there, Mercedes!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Mercedes. I am so glad you found us! I can't wait to read your blog. People like you are the reason I keep blogging.
ReplyDeleteEven after two years, I continue to meet amazing people just like us, and that helps me feel less alone. Please email me anytime with questions etc...
By the way, we use wordpress. Adam seems to love it. I am indifferent. I don't think it is too late to switch blog providers, just takes some work. Good Luck!