Blessings
This morning I'm more tired than I've been in a long time.
Tagg followed up a growth spurt with teething and it's giving us all a run for our money. And he's started his little rebellion with sleeping in and decided to become an early riser. Like 5:30am early. Wells did the same thing at his age and returned to normal eventually. So I know it's coming. It won't last long. And it's actually kinda nice to get in the extra time with my sweet boy in a quiet house with a cup of coffee.
I leave him sleepin' as I rise early
Always up before the dawn
The house is dark, but I see clearly
Kettle sings a morning song
The bacon's frying, babies crying
I soak up the sights and sounds
Minutes turn to days and I wish that I could slow it down
We had a truly long night with Wells the other night that resulted in her sleeping in our bed. Twice. Something we swore we'd never do and hope to not repeat. But she needed the comfort and we all needed the quiet. Once she got relaxed she asked to leave and go back to her bed. And then we repeated the process again 30 minutes later resulting in all three of us waking up the next morning smooshed together listening to Tagg singing alone in the next room. I'm not sure if she's having night terrors or just bad dreams. Or just doesn't feel well and can't get comfortable. Or has moved into some awful new phase that will hopefully pass soon. But she's tossing and turning and crying in her sleep all night. She's not even fully awake each time and doesn't always call for me. And she has never asked to come sleep with us (that was our idea) for comfort. As soon as we go in her room to check on her she stops crying and goes right back to sleep. And then just as we all fall asleep it starts again. I'm at a loss on how to help our sweet girl. Thankfully, it's gotten so much better the past several nights and it's only once or twice a night that she calls out. I finally told her that I was here and I loved her but I was sleeping and she couldn't keep waking me up all night. Maybe it worked? Because last night she fell back asleep before I even had a chance to go to her. So we're already seeing improvement.
It wonât be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
âCause it won't be like this for long
And before I continue my sleep deprived pity party, I want to stop and think about how lucky I am to have such immense blessings in my life.
To have a beautiful and loving daughter here on Earth with us who has nothing wrong with her but some restless sleep.
She has strong lungs and can articulate her emotions.
To have a son who is also here on Earth and growing and developing properly with no delays or set-backs.
I have okay hearing (my friends would laugh and call my bluff if I said it was great) that allows me to hear my children each and every time they cry out.
I have two capable legs that carry me to them as many times as necessary.
I have two arms that grant me access to physically comfort and a voice that can soothe them.
I have a house with central air, free of pests and problems, and well fed children in safe cribs with clean sheets and blankets and lambies that allows me to know there are no external criteria affecting their sleep.
Tagg followed up a growth spurt with teething and it's giving us all a run for our money. And he's started his little rebellion with sleeping in and decided to become an early riser. Like 5:30am early. Wells did the same thing at his age and returned to normal eventually. So I know it's coming. It won't last long. And it's actually kinda nice to get in the extra time with my sweet boy in a quiet house with a cup of coffee.
I leave him sleepin' as I rise early
Always up before the dawn
The house is dark, but I see clearly
Kettle sings a morning song
The bacon's frying, babies crying
I soak up the sights and sounds
Minutes turn to days and I wish that I could slow it down
We had a truly long night with Wells the other night that resulted in her sleeping in our bed. Twice. Something we swore we'd never do and hope to not repeat. But she needed the comfort and we all needed the quiet. Once she got relaxed she asked to leave and go back to her bed. And then we repeated the process again 30 minutes later resulting in all three of us waking up the next morning smooshed together listening to Tagg singing alone in the next room. I'm not sure if she's having night terrors or just bad dreams. Or just doesn't feel well and can't get comfortable. Or has moved into some awful new phase that will hopefully pass soon. But she's tossing and turning and crying in her sleep all night. She's not even fully awake each time and doesn't always call for me. And she has never asked to come sleep with us (that was our idea) for comfort. As soon as we go in her room to check on her she stops crying and goes right back to sleep. And then just as we all fall asleep it starts again. I'm at a loss on how to help our sweet girl. Thankfully, it's gotten so much better the past several nights and it's only once or twice a night that she calls out. I finally told her that I was here and I loved her but I was sleeping and she couldn't keep waking me up all night. Maybe it worked? Because last night she fell back asleep before I even had a chance to go to her. So we're already seeing improvement.
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
âCause it won't be like this for long
And before I continue my sleep deprived pity party, I want to stop and think about how lucky I am to have such immense blessings in my life.
To have a beautiful and loving daughter here on Earth with us who has nothing wrong with her but some restless sleep.
She has strong lungs and can articulate her emotions.
To have a son who is also here on Earth and growing and developing properly with no delays or set-backs.
I have okay hearing (my friends would laugh and call my bluff if I said it was great) that allows me to hear my children each and every time they cry out.
I have two capable legs that carry me to them as many times as necessary.
I have two arms that grant me access to physically comfort and a voice that can soothe them.
I have a house with central air, free of pests and problems, and well fed children in safe cribs with clean sheets and blankets and lambies that allows me to know there are no external criteria affecting their sleep.
So tell me, what are you battling with today?
What are you thankful for today?
