that (mommy) voice in the back of your head

I've long been the person who wakes up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water or go to the washroom, and can't get back to sleep because my mind is running a mile a minute.

I don't know about all you other moms out there but this has only gotten worse since becoming a mother. I just can't seem to turn it off (in fact, this blog post was composed in its entirety on my iPhone at 3:30 in this morning!) As I lay in bed, close my eyes and try to relax, all I can think about is:

• how much did he drink today? He's got to be going through a growth spurt. 
• did he poop more than that one time? I know they say the switch from breast milk to formula can bung them up, but how many days until he's back to his normal schedule?
• I need to remember to sanitize that new bottle i bought the other day 
• I better not forget to pack the nighttime formula for when he stays over with his grandparents tonight.
• I can't believe he fell back asleep so quickly when I laid him in his crib. He seemed a bit too awake and I thought for sure he would cry first. 
• I hope I have time to straighten my hair before the family brunch at noon (NOTE: it's been few and far in between that I've found the time to do so, so I'm not holding my breath)
• how are we doing on wipes? I wonder if we need more soon? and what about diapers? No, we bought that 216 pack, remember? 
• I wonder if that book everyone seems to hate is really so bad? I need to find time to read more of it. 
• I really need to sleep.  He is probably going to be up in two hours.