Sleep

I'm having some trouble understanding how other mothers work or even have lives.  I remember how before I had Kaylee everyone kept saying to enjoy my sleep while I could.  The funny thing is that until she was a year she slept pretty good.  She slept through the night starting at 2 months until about 7 or 8 months when she started teething.  But even then it wasn't too bad. 

Around a year everything changed.  She just simply doesn't sleep anymore.  It's been the worst since she was sick about 4 weeks ago.  Now she won't sleep for longer than an hour at a time and gets up at least every night for 3 hours just to play.  She's tired almost all of the time, whiny and just follows me around crying but she won't sleep.

So, guess who else isn't getting any sleep?  I'm so tired!  How am I suppose to get exercise and eat right when I've only had 4 hours of sleep every night for the past 5 days?  I almost wish I had a job and Tom was the stay at home just so I could get a solid nights rest on the days I work!  And then even on his days off we split it, so we take turns getting up with her.  The only time I get a full nights rest is when he stays up all night to adjust his schedule and honestly it's just not enough after weeks of this. 

Back to my question...  How do other mom's deal?  I feel like my brain is leaking out of my head.  I'm walking around in a fog.  I'm very short tempered.  I've had a headache for a week.  I'm nodding off during the day.  How on earth would this work if we both had jobs?  Would I be going to work like this?  I just don't see how that would be possible!  I can't even function well enough to drive a car to go get my birth control, which I obviously need.

I only want one thing for my birthday.  Sleep.