Even if that means getting up at 6am to give the baby a bottle and then getting spit up on.
Every. Where. I mean all down the front of me, it even got in my hair this morning. Not sure HOW that happened??:)
There are good days and there are bad days.
There are good nights and there are bad nights.
Yesterday was a good day.
Last night was a GREAT night! Evan slept from 10:15pm to 6:00am. WOOT WOOT!!
Even on the bad days... I still love being a momma and I LOVE my little man:)
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Things I've been thinking about lately...
How I need to truly enjoy EVERY. SINGLE. minute that I'm with my baby right now. It will pass far to quickly. And I want to remember it.
Not everything has to be perfectly in order in my house, my baby needs me more than the dusting needs done:) (Wow, an excuse not to do housework???)
Following what I just said... I need to mentally be able to let these things go (they'll still be there later, no worries!!) and enjoy him and care for him now. When he is sleeping or entertained then is when I can work on other things.
If you don't know me very well, then I'll just tell you that this is not easy for me!! Don't get the impression that my house is perfect though! OH MY. No it is so far from that. What I have a hard time doing is being able to let all that go from my mind while I am taking care of the baby and not thinking constantly, "oh, I NEED to do this, oh the dishes are SOO piled up". What I'm really trying to work on is being present in every minute, if the baby is fussy, I need to focus on what HE needs, not what I "should" be doing... *sigh*, if that makes any sense:)
I want to make his childhood as fun and as memorable and teach him as many things as I can...
I want to show him what a wonderful Heavenly Father we have and pray every day that he someday will have a personal relationship with Him.
I want to be a patient momma.
I want to take a breath and count to 5 before reacting badly.
I want ALL (hopefully there will be more:)) my children to think of home as a happy, warm, cozy, stable place.
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Thanks for listening to my ramblings if you made it this far:)
He is a beautiful child! Don't worry about the small stuff-- you are right to focus on him. Childhood will pass you by if you don't!
ReplyDeleteMy babies are now 24, 18, 10, and 8. Time truly flies. But I have no regrets about ever spending too much time with them!!