Motherhood is exhausting! I'm talking I can't even form a complete sentence exhausting. The difference though, between mommy tired and regular tired, is the ability to fake it. Having a child does something to a woman that enables her to push through the most extreme tired. I am still amazed by this gift from God! I can be so tired I seriously think If I get up I may fall over, however suddenly I look to my right at the pile of laundry needing folded and I'm transformed into Supermom. For the brief (very brief) time I visited a personal trainer, he would always say, "Mind over matter! Your body can do ten more laps than your mind tells you you can." This is motherhood - always doing 10 more laps than you think your body can. Peeling yourself from the couch when you remember the dishes in the sink. Sneaking out of bed as you think about the permission slip you forgot to sign. Waking up 1 hour before everyone else, even though you stayed up 2 hours later, just so you can pack lunches and leave sweet notes. It's the extra laps. I had no concept of this prior to motherhood. I had observed it in my own mother for years, but I didn't truly understand. Mommy energy is being able to wake up at 7:00 AM after only 4 hours of sleep with a teething toddler so you can run all your errands and then move your classroom to your new school. Then heading home, bathing the kids, making dinner, and picking up the house. And once you've completed these things thinking you could probably manage a few more.
My mom said to me the other day, "Wow! You've gotten a lot done. Where did you find the time?" I looked at her and replied, "Oh, I never sleep." So to all the other mothers out there. . . I feel you. When you are still up at midnight, I probably am too! Eventually it gets better. . . Right? It has to! Heres to the extra laps. . .
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