It's Okay...

I bought this book about two years ago and immediately felt guilty for a couple reasons. 1) It was something I wanted but didn't NEED. 2) the cost: $14.99 3) When do I have the time to read something so frivolous when there is so much to do at home? I never read it. It's been sitting on a shelf in my closet with other books that I don't have time to read. Napping is something that I feel guilty about doing when I know how hard Brent works during the day and so I need to be working hard at home. With a newborn, I'm not sleeping much at night and therefore, I think I have a mild case of the baby blues. I have a love/hate relationship with the pacifier. I'm emotional and lack HUGE amounts of energy. I think if I could just get some sleep I would get better. Even the nurses at the hospital told me to sleep when the baby does and I still feel guilty doing it...until yesterday...I woke up and saw this book on my bathroom counter. Brent had put it there for me...to give the Okay to take a nap...It has helped me tremendously! I decided that I would read this book while feeding the baby and I've really enjoyed it...I've learned that even though our "work load" is different, Taking care of any child is hard work. It's been 5 years since I took care of a baby though. I'm out of practice: I feed, change, get pooped on, peed on, spit up on, cried on, and need I mention the toll it is on my body? But when my sweet baby smiles at me or quiets down at the sound of my voice... it's worth all the hard work! SO.....
I didn't need a book to tell me it was Okay to take a nap, all I needed was my husband to be supportive and to be understanding...Yes, my house needs a good cleaning but it will just have to wait. I'm off to take a nap.......