I had an idea last night... uh oh! LOL
If you read yesterday's blog then you will remember the battle of tiredness I am having, IF not, go read it!
I decided to take one more measure in my fight against exhaustion. Most of you will read this and say DUH! but I honestly didn't even think of it before. I decided to cut out my tylenol pm at bedtime. Of course, because of that I was up until 5:45 this morning. Maybe I need to add that to the list that I take to the doctor. No matter how tired I am, I just can't FALL asleep. ONce, I'm out - I'm out! My mom has always said I could sleep through a tornado, and it's the truth. The only times in my life that I could wake up at the sound of a whisper are when I was pregnant and afterwards when I was nursing and the kids were still babies. But, the thing is I need help with falling asleep. My mom said I should ask the doctor about ambien (2 years ago), but I never did because I dont like the idea of being dependent on a drug to do something for me...but it occured to me that I already am dependent on Tylenol PM, so why not ask the doctor and see what they say. So yes, I am still very tired today - but I still managed to get Logan to school, and then Landry and I did the grocery shopping! She is asleep, but instead of lying down to read, I am going to do house work. I think I need to keep my body moving, and hopefully at the end of the day, I really will be so tired that falling asleep wont be a problem. HOPEFULLY! I guess we will see. I am going to try to go the rest of the week without the sleep aid, but I am pretty skeptical - one, because the tylenol wears off, so it really shouldn't effect me all day long the next day - so I dont really think that is the cause of my exhaustion. Two, I have done a few days without it before and I end up a zombie - going on 4 or 5 days with only a couple hours or sleep each night. So, we will see!
One other thing that has been on my mind lately is next school year...I know, it's still 9.5 months away. Logan will be starting kindergarten, and I am really thinking about putting Landry in the Mother's Day out program that Logan is in. It's only 2 days a week, but I see how much Logan loves it, and every time we get there, she just wants to play with the other kids. I think she would really benefit from it. JR, however, says she is still 4 years away from starting kindergarten and if I really want to do it I should wait another year before starting her. He also says that in reality I shouldn't put her in until the year before she starts school, because she deserves that at home one on one attention that Logan got. He is willing to compromise a little, by saying she should start the year after next...he thinks that when Logan starts Kinder, Landry and I will be even more bonded because it will just be the two of us. He has a point I guess. Plus, I do think that part of the reason Logan is so independent is because it was just the two of us and he had to do a lot for himself. Now that he is a big brother, he does a lot for his sister, so maybe Landry will benefit from a year of just the two of us- well at least until 3:00. I guess we will just have to see how it all plays out! But, come on...I think she would love going to school 2 days a week...plus she would still have me 3 days a week, and she would have the weekends with all of us. I think that's the best option!
2 comments:
I really don't think two days a week is going to take away from her time at home with you. Besides, that would be prime time to get stuff done around the house and run errands without kids slowing you down. I am always amazed at how awesome shopping is without Aiden along. I spend more time comparing products and getting a better price. It's totally worth it. Oh and the peace of mind.
That Tylenol PM might be a big part of it. My dad dated a pharmacist when he was in college that remarked about how the elderly use downers to go to sleep and uppers to wake up in the morning. I hope I never get that way, but sometimes you can't control it. That doctor appointment is a grand idea. Have you thought about depression? Fatigue is a major side effect of depression.
I haven't really thought about depression, only because I have been depressed before and this just doesn't feel like the same thing. I guess there are different levels of depression and maybe I am on some level - I don't know. It's something to ask about.
Part of me just thinks I have some wierd internal clock. I am tired all day and yet can't sleep at night. Maybe I should move to Europe. Maybe I have some rare adverse reaction to the sun. YOu know how people get down without sun exposure...perhaps it just sends me into a sleepy zone while the moon gives me abundant energy! Who knows. Like I said I am trying to stay off the tylenol pm for a week and see what happens.
As for Landry, I think she and I would love for her to go to school. But JR told me that if I wait until next year, we can put her in daycare 5 days a week or hire a nanny so that I can go to school. So, it may be worth it to wait.
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