I've heard of this thing called normal and I'm SO glad I don't have it...
My best advice? Try to find a way to work it out with your partner, or someone if you are going this alone, to let you sleep in a bit while they get up with the kids. Also PLEASE find a way to get someone to shift you with the kids for at least a couple of hours a day.
My boys never stop. They are beyond intense. They exhaust me. This is my life. It will NEVER be "normal" no matter how much I wish for it. I learned to stop hoping for that (most of the time) and just revel in the high energy uniqueness that is existence with my boys. I've learned to look for beauty and strength in the things that would drive me insane if I didn't.
With kids like mine if I didn't MAKE time to take for myself I simply couldn't survive. I need that time for myself to be a better mom for them.
