The nightlife of a Mom

When I can't sleep I often find myself reminiscing about the past and the craziness that was once our life, tonight is no different.

Once upon a time I was young, fun, and always up for a party or drinks at the bar. When Luke and I were dating in the BP time period(before P)we were out almost every weekend with friends, drinking, having date nights, going out to fancy restaurants, and having friends over for get togethers. These days though my wild nights are spent reading bedtime stories, stealing cuddles, tucking in monkeys, Charlie Brown, and a host of other friends, along with finishing chores that didn't get done throughout the day. I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I went out to a bar, or been drunk, or even dressed up to go out. I'm almost always wearing sweat pants or jeans and t-shirts, that's about as exciting as my wardrobe gets anymore. And if I'm awake until the wee hours if the morning it's usually because some sweet little boy needs his Mama.

Tonight is one of those nights where I find myself laying here in the dark listening, waiting for a cough or a cry. P has been fighting a cough and runny nose for about a week and then today it decided to morph into pink eye as well. My poor boy is just miserable and nothing I tried or offered made him happy, he was so upset he didn't even want me to talk to him. =( Thankfully after some cuddles he went back to his crib and had been sleeping ever since. It really breaks my heart when P is sick or hurt and I can't fix it. So I'll just lie here in bed and drift in and out of sleep listening for my baby to cough, cry, or call to me. While this night of little broken sleep isn't because of drinks, dancing, or bar hoping there's really nowhere else I'd rather be. 
I'm hoping he seems better by Monday AM otherwise I'll have to put a call in to the pediatrician, and P is not a fan of the doctors office. He's ok in the waiting room, but as soon as the nurse walks us back to a room he starts whimpering, and then all hell breaks loose when Dr.Rogalski comes in. So send us some prayers or good vibes that he's better and it misses Luke and I.

I guess since its almost 3AM I should force myself to sleep so I'm not sleepy in the morning.

Good night to all of you wild partiers and to all you parents at home with littles.