Up all night--three hours straight of a fussy baby. Maybe he is a little sick, as I was sick this weekend. Maybe he is sore and uncomfortable from all the doctors have done to him. Maybe he is just--a newborn.
Then in the daytime, the girls need me to help them go through their new books and make a plan for school this year. Annie needs attention--her "phase in" of 2 hours of school a day for the first week is making her feel deprived of real school, while the other kids are doing a full day of school. So Annie is high strung. Everyone needs so much. It is hard to attend to it all on, perhaps, 5 hours of sleep?
But really, it is all a tremendous privilege. I get to care for this little, tiny guy. I get to homeschool my girls. I get to talk about school with Jake when he gets home. I get to have a house brimming with life and singing and skipping and games and cooking and discussion. We are having the time of our life.
I just have to remember that at 4 AM!
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