I cannot believe 7 weeks have already past. Man, how time flies by. What a whirlwind it has
been. I think I have experienced every emotion ever created the past 7 weeks: frustration,
overwhelming love, extreme exhaustion. Crying for no reason was a pretty common thing in the
beginning as well.
I was totally shocked about how "green" I felt once we brought him home from the hospital.
I mean come on, I'm a pediatric nurse and even worked as a nanny for 2 months with twin infant
girls. "Only having to be up at night with ONE should be easy, right."
I believe the first week I was just living off adrenaline. Once that wore off, I started to feel how
tired my body actually was. NO ONE can prepare you for how tired you are. "How do people do
this. How do people ever have more than one child!!"
I would consider myself a little bit of a "psycho-mom" the first couple of weeks. "Thomas I'm
scared to go to sleep, what if he stops breathing...what if he spits up and chokes...what if..what if.."
I would just cry at the thought of it.
"I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep."
Psalm 121:1-4
Thank goodness He doesn't sleep so I can. While I sleep, the Lord is still
watching over the precious gift He's given us.
Every little thing he does just fills me with joy...every smile,coo,toot...I love it all. He is such a blessing!! Now I have emerged from the exhaustion fog, I'm feeling good and realizing I can do this...and excited about continuing to grow our family. Not ready to add another in the near future at this point. It's just nice to realize Having multiple kids is possible..Ha Ha!
"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth."
Psalm 127:3-4
PS:If you are expecting, I would highly recommend reading the book "Baby Wise" toward the end of your pregnancy. I wish I would have done that. I'm reading it right now and it's amazing. It talks about breast feeding, getting your baby to sleep through the night and that the best thing you can give your baby is a healthy marriage.
My best friend Bethany had her baby,Beck, 4 weeks after Shepherd was born. This is the first time they met. They don't know it yet, but they have to be best friends no matter what.
We go them matching onsies that say "best buddies"
The nursery..it's the most peaceful room in the world!!
