Current mood: accomplished
Joys of Motherhood come in all forms, whether it be that 4am feeding that wakes you from a bliss-full much needed rest! Getting up in the middle of the night in the freezing house just to check on that "strange" noise coming through the baby monitor just to find that its really just the cat getting into something. To looking at your once clean and organized house change into something that looks like a tornado wept through and a atomic bomb full of baby clothes and diapers just exploded and your living room was ground zero! To the skipped lunches and dinners, showers, and free time all to make sure your little one is well fed, clean and happy. To me its all worth it! Just to see that my little one is happy and healthy is all I need. And when she flashes me that dimply smile or giggles at my attempts to make her laugh, just melt my heart and I wouldn't change anything, not one bit!
With that being said, I thought I would write little about what happened last night. I was extremely tired, each week has been beating me down more than the last. Its not all because of Mia but just with the holidays and preparations that need to be made, and other things going on I just haven’t had the change to even attempt to catch up on any rest. So last night, Adrian offered to take care of Mia for her early morning feeding and let me get some extra rest. Of course I jumped at the chance. I nestled down in my warm bed, had my heating blanket on toasting me up and just started to relax. I only got about a few hours of sleep till something startled me wake! It was Mia, and she was not happy! She was crying very hard. I jumped out of bed and went to check on her. Adrian told me he had just fed her and put her down but she refused to go to sleep. He told me to go back to bed and that he would take care of it. So I sleepily staggered back to bed, snuggled up with my favorite pillow and attempted to tune out her cries. They eventually stopped... ahhh... I can get some rest. WRONG! Now she started crying again and it wasn't just a cry it was a panic scream! So again I popped out of bed, went to her room to find Adrian attempting to console her. "I think it’s her teeth she’s been up for 2 hours now, she won’t go to sleep!" Adrian said. So I peeked over the crib, and saw Mia fussing and crying. Then she looked up at me with those big brown eyes and just smiled and started cooing! She was so happy to see me! I, knowing our nightly routine, grabbed her teething gel next to her bed, rubbed some on her gums and that seemed to make her a little happier. Adrian put her blanket on her, I said, "no no no you need to tuck her in just right, let me do it!" So I did what I do every night. I talked to her, explained that when Mr. Sun is in bed, she needs to be in bed too. I covered her up with her two little blankeys, making sure she had her favorite bedtime dolly was right in the middle of the two blankeys so she could play with it under the warm blanket. I placed her toys around her within arms reach so she could pick what she wanted to play with. Kissed her on the head and told her goodnight. I went back to bed and didn't hear a peep from her till the morning.. she finally fell asleep. That warmed my heart a bit, knowing that I am developing that Mama touch, and am able to calm her down when no one else can. Makes me feel, that maybe just maybe... I am doing things right =)
Well I thought it was a sweet story... well I am off for more Mama duties.. the little one needs a nap and is telling me that through her refusal to let me finish this blog and whining haha.. Joys of motherhood =)
