I love sleep.
I treasure it.
I treasure it.
As long as I've known Darren he has been an amazing sleeper... a trait I hope that he has passed onto our children. ;) If he's tired morning, afternoon, evening, night, give him two minutes (maybe less) & he is out cold. Amazing. That has never been a talent of mine.
Sleep is one of those gifts I never truly appreciated until after having kids. Now when I can sneak in even just five minutes of semi-uninterrupted rest, it's heavenly. I rarely fall asleep but at least I can regroup my thoughts, take a deep breath, & ask Jesus to guide me through the day.
He's the One that I'm praising right now. Teresa has been in the process of weaning & has been taking it pretty well. I was hoping that it would help her sleep better at night. Well, she's gone for almost a week with maybe two night awakenings total. Hallelujah! I finally remember what it feels like to be rested! It's only been, oh, maybe 12 months. (Or 15 if you count third trimester "sleep") ;P
The strawberry on top of it all (cherries aren't my thing), yesterday at nap time & bed time as well as right now, she went down without nursing. Just a hug, a baby doll, a music box, & a few minutes of squeaking, then ZZZ. It was certainly NOT that easy with her older siblings. Rocking, swaying, armloads of books, singing, repeatedly climbing out of the crib, 30 minutes of screaming... not for her. Thank you, God! I know it may seem silly, but I was really prepared for a battle of wills. (If you've seen her lately, you'd know why!) Maybe this is just a fluke, maybe it won't last, maybe more molars will disrupt it all, but I don't care. I'm revelling in the quiet for now. I'm happy for her. I'm happy for her siblings who share the room. I'm happy for us who don't like to hear our baby cry. I'm just plain happy!
God is good!
That's funny. I feel the same way about sleep and Keith can sleep standing up...it drives me nuts sometimes how easy it is for him to fall asleep! :-)
ReplyDeleteKeith was reading a book to the boys the other night and started dozing off in the middle of a sentence; of course we all thought it was hilarious! Glad your little ones is sleeping and hope she stays a good sleeper for you!