Sunday, October 23, 2011
Opening my eyes...
I was reading a blog yesterday (obsessivly I might add!) about a women who lost her 4 month old baby to SIDS. This made me start to think and really appreciate what God has given Daniel and I. For the last couple of months we have had to lay in bed with Noah to get him to fall asleep. He was such a good sleeper until recently. We don't know if it's the transitions he has had to make in the past couple months (going to preschool, getting a new family member, sophia starting to be more active and wanting to play with him) but it is wearing on me and Daniel. Well last night was no different BUT after reading the blog yesterday I started thinking that really who cares if I have to lay with him...its not going to be forever! And in a couple years he's not going to want me to even hug him. So last night for the first time in months I relished in the time we had. We talked about what our favorite thing of the day was (his was getting to go to a wedding and dance...mine was getting to dance with my little love) we talked about what we were going to do on Sunday (fo fo's party) and then he layed there and cuddled. My heart was so full I thought it might burst! I hope to continue to remember and cherish the time I have with my kids because I know how fast it goes and no one knows what tomorrow will bring. P.S. Getting up with my baby girl at 3 in the morning wasn't so bad either :)
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It's the willingness to be open to learning from others. There is so much to be learned from tragedy and it truly starts with appreciating the minute details of your own life. You were meant to read that-and the clarity you gained is a gift. That family's loss touched you-and trust me when I tell you that when you are struck by tragedy someone else learning from it and changing even a small part of their own life as a result means SO MUCH. It means that what you went through wasn't in vein. I'd let that mom know.... it may mean the world ton her.
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