Dear Furture Posterity:
Remember when raising your childern that they are different. Each and everyone of them has a different personality, and most important. Different needs.
I speak like I know how to mother...that is not the case. BUT, I have learn a few things. I have been feeling like Penny needed longer naps. Not because I wanted her to have them (well I do want that), but I really felt like SHE needed them. I was feeling like maybe she should cry herself to sleep. BUT if anyone remembers. Grace did NOT do well with crying it out. PLUS Penny is only 7 small weeks old. Nevertheless. I kept having this feeling. So today, I went with it. I laid her down at 3:15. She started to cry. I got into the bath, put my ears under the water and said a prayer. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't doing the wrong thing. You, I need to ask the good old HF if I was being a good mommy. As it turns out. I lifted my head out of the water. AND...Penny was asleep. Posterity...it is now 7 pm...and she is still sleeping. No she's not dead. I just checked.
Think of the freaking possibilities. Just THINK of them. I could start to have a semi clean house. I could look presentable? I mean....I could even start to floss???? I can't even imagine the sleep I might get?
This has been a good day. A VERY good day.
Love,
Your mom, grandma, or someone that is related to you
4 comments:
You are so funny! I love it.
Jonathan was that way. He needed way more sleep and slept a lot more soundly then the others. I keep hoping that since Sadie looks like him, she will sleep like him, but it hasn't happened yet (yes, it was 2:45 this morning before I got in my bed).
Debbie
What!? Amazing. I used to do that with presley. I got tired of rocking her to sleep and as soon As I would put her down she would be awake. After I put her down without rocking her I would hop in the shower. by the time I was done she was asleep. Penny is such a good girl.
Yay for a good sleeper! Each one is different and will have their own challenges and strengths. I love realizing that babies and children are who they have always been and nothing we do is going to make them someone else.
I loved this post :) It made me laugh too.
After the colic hell Jaela put me through, #2 (if there is a #2) better be a delightfully long sleeper. J is waaaay better now though so I shouldn't complain.
Enjoy the flossing!
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