Hope Springs Eternal

     The first snowfall of the season! I woke up this morning and everything was white. It's amazing how quickly the weather can change. Yesterday was sunny with not a speck of snow on the ground. Today is overcast, windy and snow is everywhere. I thought Jr. would be impressed but when I took her to the window but she just wanted to play with the blinds.

     I am happy to report that Jr. slept through the entire night! I woke up around 4 to hear her talking a bit but I fell back asleep and didn't hear a thing until 6am. I was happily surprised because yesterday she went down for a nap at 2:30pm and didn't wake up until 5:15pm. I said to hubby we should wake her up at 5 but he said let her sleep. I didn't think she would want to go to bed at a reasonable hour but she went down at around 7 without a peep! So I guess it's true: sleep begets sleep. 

    I've come to the realization that I am indeed getting a lot more sleep, even excluding last night. I'm getting more patient. I don't snap at the littlest thing anymore. I'm getting more done around the house. It's pretty awesome. But the biggest reason why I know I'm getting more sleep is because I am actually contemplating having another baby. It's definitely not a sure thing. It's not something I'm planning; I don't have a date to start trying again. But I can see the possibility. Maybe. When I think of the past 8 months and imagine a toddler along with that, I'm convinced it's not for me. But there has been a change in Jr.; independence works for her. Screaming and crying hysterically happen once in a blue moon now. Sleep is a reality, not a hope. 

    Anyhow, the number one reason why I know I'm getting more sleep: hubby made a joke in passing about Jr.'s little brother. Excuse me? Could you speak into my good ear? I made him repeat himself. He who vehemently rejected the idea of another baby because he didn't want me to suffer through another pregnancy, another labor and delivery, lack of sleep... suggested (albeit through a joke) that there would one day be another baby. Wow. So maybe there's a chance after all? Only God knows right now!

Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, 

Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

                                  
                             ~ Alexander Pope