I’m not gonna lie to you. 

Growing two babies is A LOT more exhausting then I ever thought it could be. 

I wake up in the morning and try to stay in bed as long as possible. (I suppose it doesn’t help that I am hungry all the time and wake up hungry…last night I woke up at four with the biggest craving for raw chocolate chip cookie dough.  I was ready to get up and make some until I remembered that it had raw eggs in it and we don’t have any flour.)

When I do get up, I try to be upbeat and energetic to encourage Kalyn to get-a-moving.  I fail most mornings.  By 9 am I am completely ready for a nap and spend a few minutes thinking how I could justify moving a couch into my office…and how I would make it fit.  One day I formulated a plan to ‘pretend’ to go clean an office in one of my halls, but actually take a nap in the showroom.  I didn’t do it—that would have been dishonest, but I sure was tempted!

When I come home for lunch, I say hi to Heath and Keali, sometimes eat a little, then always take a nap.  By 2, I am ready for a nap again and by 4 I begin counting the minutes until I can put the girls to bed (usually at 8) and go to sleep myself.

This doesn’t leave a whole lot of time to spend with Heath—especially since he often doesn’t get home until after 9.  Sometimes I manage to stay awake though.  He has been really understanding and supportive. 

In a singleton pregnancy, the exhaustion lifts around the second trimester.  I have read that I won’t get much of a break, but any advice/information from those of you who have been through this?  I am hoping for a 3 month reprieve before the third trimester exhaustion takes over.

Please give me hope!