More sleep deprivation

Makayla's been sick. Another cold and, now, a cough. The past few nights have been harder than usual: I do not get more than an hour's sleep at a time. Instead of solid 4 hour blocks of sleep, I am now getting 45 minutes to an hour of sleep over a period of 7-8 hours. Needless to say, I'm walking around like a zombie. To make matters worse, I can't drink any caffeinated beverages since I'm still nursing. I don't need her wired on coffee too! It's bad enough she wakes me up crying, coughing, making choking sounds or a combination of all three.

I keep reminding myself that "this too shall pass." She won't be this young forever. And when she hits her teens, wearing make-up and asking me to drop her off a few blocks from school so her friends won't see me, I'll remember those precious moments so early in the morning when she wanted nothing but having me close to her. So, as sleep-deprived as I am, I cherish every waking minute.