Friday, September 18, 2009

Night Shift

I have learned to really appreciate sleep. After you have a baby you REALLY learn this, but since I work the night shift I also have REALLY learned to appreciate it too :) Alli sleeps 12-13 hours a night, but yet I still feel like a new mom because I still take care of little ones all night long. I love my job, but this is definitely one of the downers...This is how I feel a lot of the time...

Working night shift has its pros and cons and this is the biggest con for sure. I do really well until the clock dings 3 a.m. We night shift nurses call it the "bewitching" hour. If you look at any of us we are zombies-don't get me wrong we are awake and able to our work, but if you sit down to chart at the computer and its really quiet and dark-it takes double time because it is really hard to concentrate :)

But I love helping these little guys and seeing them grow and overcome such difficult things like breathing on their own and it is so great to see them get big enough that they can eventually eat from a bottle-who knew that these things could be such a difficult task to accomplish...I get jealous of them at night though cause they get to sleep and are all cuddly and snuggled and I want to curl up with them...

You learn to appreciate your health and your families health even more so when you see the trials and tribulations that families go through to bring these little people into the world.

I am grateful I have a job that I love and that I can provide some $$$ and insurance for our fam-I just don't let Brian forget that he gets to take over really soon and then I can get back to really enjoying my sleep :)