The value of good sleep

I'm sitting in front of the computer at 8:30 AM, and I'm not a foggy-eyed zombie this morning. It's amazing. For the first time in three or four days, I got some good sleep last night. Fresh sheets and sudafed (dry air + sinus problems = 5 day sore throat) gave me the edge I needed.

Katie managed to get herself sunburned beyond the normal limits of human skin last weekend, and was also unlucky enough to be on medication that reacted with the sunlight exposure. So, for the last week or so, there have been a few nights where the reaction was worse than normal where she would sleep terribly. Thursday night, for instance, she woke up to intense itching and burning every 15 minutes or so, then at 2:30 woke up and decided it was time to go to wal-mart for benadryl and anything else that may help. She didn't get back to sleep until after 4.

Maybe this is what it'll be like to have kids, and that's why people are always stressed out in the first several months of parenthood.... I can see why, if they're sleep deprived.

I didn't even really realize how tired I've been over the last few days until this morning when I woke up just before 8 and actually wanted to get out of bed. Compare that to yesterday where I woke up at 7:45, fed the dog, got on the computer to post on my blog and ended up getting in bed half way through the post, where I slept until 11AM.

Anywho, I guess my point is made... Katie's still in there sleeping, the dog is outside scratching away on the door to be let in, and I'm actually able to focus on the 'puter. I hope the weekend continues to go well. Happy easter to everyone.