yesterday day i decided it was time to move the baby in with his big brother.
i had toyed with the idea for over a month but fear and comfort, laziness and nostalgia kept his little pack-n-play firmly planted next to our bed. he spent most nights in our bed anyway so i convinced myself that moving his bed would make no difference...
then, yesterday i just decided to surprise my husband with the blessing of a private room...
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| 'little man'...when he was REALLY little |
i fed the baby, prayed over him and we laid him down in his bed...in 'the boys room'...i almost cried.
he woke and cried for a minute around one o'clock but i prayerfully left him alone...i kept telling myself 'if he wakes up again...i will get him and bring him in with me. except he didn't wake up again till 7 am. usually he was waking at 1, 3, 5 and 7...
i had forgotten what a full night's sleep felt like. i feel human again...i have a happy baby...an extremely happy husband...and even big brother is excited to have a roommate.
all my fears, comforts, laziness, and nostalgia seem completely crazy now...in the light of how good this change was for all of us.
do you have a big change looming in your near future? maybe it is a change that God has been preparing you for since...forever. maybe you're holding back for some reason...
battling fear?
too comfortable?
a little lazy?
nostalgic for the way things were?
STOP IT! MAKE THE CHANGE ALREADY!!!
you may find that you will be blessed beyond your expectations...
I love this...the end sounds like something you would say to me :) So glad that you all slept so well and hope that it continues to be great!
ReplyDeleteChange is hard, but when we actually do make a change and see the benefits like you did, we wonder why we hadn't thought of it sooner. Change brings growth a lot of times I do believe, increases our faith too if we let it :)
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Thank you for commenting on my blog. You may actually be interested in a blog my sister writes on. She had twins in October that were eight weeks premature. You can see her writings here: http://themommydialogues.com/ Her name is Jessica.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are raising children with God leading. There is no better way.
Joshua
thanks so much! i will definately look her up - we mommies need to stick together.
ReplyDeleteI do not like change. But with God's help, a change transition can be easier. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
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