Thursday, April 23, 2009
Lambing Ate My Life
Author's note: Since the birth of the bottle lamb, I've been in serious sleep-deprivation mode, which has not only limited my writing time, but also has sort of squashed my creativity in general.... since I tend to discover that I'm staring off vaguely into space, gently hallucinating, rather than, say, composing a sentence. I apologize for the gap in posting and will try to get some sleep so I can get caught up here. I appreciate your patience... and as my last ewe just lambed successfully, I'm hoping that things are planning to settle down a bit soon, with a resultant upswing on the writing time. Meanwhile, I hear plaintive bleating, which I believe is meant to indicate that I should be in the kitchen making a lamb bottle RIGHT NOW....
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good luck! get some sleep! and thank you for jotting a quick note! looking forward to hearing all about it when have rested up!
Lambs...so cute and easy when things go well. So time consuming when they don't! Hang in there, sleep still does exist in some alternate universe!
good luck! I'll be thinking of you.
hope things settle down for you soon.
I am so glad you are still alive and kicking! Was getting a wee bit worried and going through "Vet on the Edge" withdrawl.
Hang in there, sleep deprivation is a nasty thing!
Is there anyone here who didn't see that coming? lol I hope you are on intimate terms with sleep again very soon!! Until then, remember to look in the fridge, if you lose your keys. :\
Busy, busy. Not to worry, we are with you in spirit.... You can have all the actual work thankyouverymuch.....
Thanks for the update. Like BCxFour hinted at, I have to admit to searching for my Vet on the Edge fix more than a few times this week.
Glad to hear you are still moderately sane & can see a non-locomotive light at the end of the tunnel. Keep plugging, we're pulling for you every bit as much as that bottle lamb!
Pretty much presumed that this was the case - Bottle lamb, plus other ewes to lamb? No time... No time at all.
Carry on smartly - We'll still be here when you've caught up on your sleep.
Ahh...it's a lot like having a fussy, demanding newborn!
Hope you get some well-deserved sleep soon.
Sleep deprivation just sucks. I dno't do well at all when my sleep is messed up.
At least sheep babies sleep through the night a lot sooner than people babies!
Glad to know that things are basically ok!
Your description of your sleep patterns is giving me flashbacks to when my chidren were just a few weeks old! I firmly believe that a lot of post partum depression is simply good old fahioned sleep deprivation. You forget how amazing a good night sleep can make you feel! Glad to hear that you're still out there and hanging in...maybe a nap when you can?
Sleep deprivation...does it get any harder? Hope all settles down for you one of these days! It must feel like you have a newborn baby in your house!
Had any good sleep recently? Hope your bottle lamb is easing up on you.
Thinking about you and hoping all is well.
I miss your blog :( hope lambing is going well!!
Hey, aren't those lambs off bottles yet? I just realized it's been 2 months since you posted. I hope everything's ok.
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