See, we've been having some serious sleep issues around here lately so Matt and I are trying this 33% Ferber, 33% Sears, and 33% Ray method of sleep training... yeah and, it's not working. So she woke up, I fed her, she fell asleep, I laid her down, she woke up again. I gave her a few minutes to see if she would self soothe herself back to sleep. She didn't sleep, but she did quietly play in her bed and I just kept hoping she'd just fall asleep! If I know she's awake in her crib, I can't sleep, so I checked on her every five minutes and read the NieNie Dialogues till all hours. Probably why my tears were flowing so easily.
Anyways, after 2 hours of her quietly playing in her bed she started getting whiny. So I gladly snuggled my sweet, chubby little baby. I rocked her and sang A Childs Prayer for what was quite possible the billionth time in her little life. And as I did I was taken back almost 13 years ago (can I seriously have a child that old?!) when I sang that very same song to my Lexi-lu. And then fast forwarded two years to when I sang that very same song to my little baby Christian.
How did I get so blessed?!
4 comments:
Amen. And good for you, for being able to see it, even while sleep-deprived. Hug that cutie for me. (And give yourself one, too!)
It's nice to feel that motherly joy, isn't it? It is truly a blessing to have those sweet spirits. You got me choked up.
Maybe my recent meltdown had to do with the fact that I had also becomed consumed with NieNie....Everyone needs a little perspective.
Awh, I sorry about the sleep... I wish I had some words of wisdom...but... I'm sleep deprived too.
But yes, motherhood is pretty awesome, even when it makes us cry. :)
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