I remember before David and I had the boys and there were times when I felt so tired that I wondered how in the world I could ever keep my eyes open. But then we had the boys and tired had new meaning. Actually, during the first trimester of my first pregnancy I wasn't just tired - I was TIRED; so tired that often times I couldn't stay awake past 7:00 pm. There were times that I wondered how it was I was going to drive home from work (I left at 4:30 pm) because I was so tired.
Then, when we first brought our oldest child home from the hospital I wondered if we were ever going to get any rest. I thought that until then I hadn't know the real meaning of tired. Now after 2 kids back to back, tired means something entirely different. Tired for me isn't tired as in "I can't keep my eyes open" but more like I'm sick and tired of saying the same thing over and over and when is this going to get better."
I come home and I'm tired because of the challenges of work - which don't hold a candle to the challenges of being a parent. But, it's a kind of tired that is more mental than anything. Today at work I was talking to a coworker who told me how tired he was. Seriously, he couldn't keep his eyes open. And, during lunch he had his head down on his desk and was napping, which isn't terrible because, hey, it was his lunch time. When I asked if he was feeling well, he told me that he was just really, REALLY tired.
My co-worker doesn't have any children. The reason he was so tired was because he walked a little over 3 miles in the Corporate Challenge yesterday. Apparently the walk took a toll on him and he was just - well - tired.
That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard. How could going on a walk make you sleepy? He must not be getting enough sleep and is blaming it on that.
He must also be really out of shape if he thought walking three miles was a big deal. I walked just over two miles ON THE DAY I GAVE BIRTH to my second child. Pushing the first child in the stroller, 41 weeks pregnant.
Course, I did take a nap later that day. Ah, how I miss naps. (My older one doesn't nap anymore, so how would I?)
Posted by: Carrie | May 23, 2008 at 10:45 PM
a little over 3 miles? what a wuss. i get so tired i have to talk myself thru a shower to remind myself what i have and haven't done. i have literally walked back into the shower after realizing i never shampooed my hair... i conditioned but didn't shampoo. :[
Posted by: mamazilla | May 23, 2008 at 11:15 PM