Who Needs Sleep?

It seems that I should add a post about what our life is like right now. Truthfully, though, I can't even come up with anything decent in my head, so there hasn't been reason to bother typing. Lack of sleep is doing a number on me (finally! After 8 months you would think something had to give!). We've had coughs run through the family, so all of the children have been up in the night. Livia still needs help using the restroom at night. Tate is teething, and now has ear infections (which started as the cough that everyone gave him.) He's recently cut back on night nursing, but still needs some help resettling. So... I'm pretty sure I haven't slept more than an hour or two at a stretch... and that is really starting to wear on me.

Usually my afternoon chocolate sustains me (while this is partially true, I'm also joking around. It seems obvious that the Lord is sustaining me; I clearly am in over my head!). I don't drink coffee (though maybe that's what is helping Braden?). I've an aversion to artificial alertness. . . but am beginning to need something to make it through these days! We've lowered our standards yet again and I consider it a good day now if I'm managing to speak kindly and not cry more than a few times. ha ha. I think I'll catch up on other things- maybe when the kids are all grown?

So, my friends, you can pray for us. We would appreciate that very much.