Can't Sleep

It's 6 AM, Saturday. I should be in bed, but I've been at the computer for half an hour now. I almost feel like I didn't sleep at all last night, as if I was always in a semi-conscious state on the verge of complete awareness. I've had the hardest time with sleep the past few months. Sometimes it is almost impossible to fall asleep when I go to bed, other times I do okay at that but wake up ridiculously early and can't go back to sleep. I can't even pinpoint my problem, except I think it has something to do with my mind and its inability to turn "off". The irony is that Cody was having trouble sleeping even before my trouble began, and I would scold him about it. I was upset that he was so tired, and I wanted him to start sleeping better. "Don't let your work bother your sleep", "How can you lay awake for hours?" Now here I am understanding in great detail the intricacies of sleep, or lack thereof. I don't plan on turning to sleep aiding drugs any time soon, but I can see why someone would. It's tempting to be able to take a pill and sail peacefully and quickly into slumber. If I wasn't so cautious about medications I probably would have done it already...well, not true since I am nursing. I will barely take a tylenol. If Nate was weaned, the temptation would be stronger. I am going to try soem old fashioned methods first...calming bedtime routine, relaxation techniques, etc. Something has to change though.