And when you were a newborn......

We thought the other night was as bad as it could get, but ladies and gentlemen, we topped it last night! Now, I write this post only so that I can use it when Jocelyn is 16 and as parents we get to say things like "do you know what we went through when you were a newborn??!"

Jocelyn was up last night from 10:30pm until 6am this morning, taking 10 min cat naps throughout (you know the type of naps that gives a parent hope, that "yes, this is it, she's actually going down" only for her to wake up screaming within minutes.) It got so bad that at 4:30am when Chris took her out for a walk, she was laying in her carriage staring up at him with her big blue eyes, almost mocking him. "What else do you have big papa, because this isn't going to do it!"

The silver lining to a night like last night (and yes, there always has to be one) is that it makes Chris and I realize how much we have to rely on one another as a team. That neither one of us can do this on our own. We need the mental and physical support of each other in order to make it work. I often say a prayer of thanks for having such an amazing husband, one that is willing to take the 3 am feedings, and take our daughter out for walks at 4am while I lay crumbled on the floor from exhaustion and desperation. He truly is an inspiration to me.

and now, hopefully, we sleep......