Not Nice Spice
I am trying not to jinx this moment—when your baby does not cry and puts himself to sleep!!! My Chickadee was a colic nightmare and Little Dude has been a dream, but he usually melts when he’s tired. Little Dude hit the 4-month sleep regression hard, followed by teething, learning to roll, crawl, and now on a mission to walk. But it’s the quiet moments that make my mind race thinking how fast it’s going by. I’m pretty sure Stud would slap me for saying this, but I actually miss those early colic days. Chickadee is so independent, creative & determined; the Little Dude is always curiously crawling off to find a toy to bang and chew up. I was just adjusting to the constant chaos of two babes under two. It’s easy as a new mama to melt when your first babe hits milestones. You truly get thrown for a loop! Your sweet babe becomes a moody cranky hot mess and it can easily be out of the blue for seemingly no reason. I felt as though I was in baby hell with the amount of hours and max volume Chickadee would scream. Little Dude slept through the night (all night) since birth, so when he regressed (to put it lightly) I was thrown back into the dark mindset from the first time around. It’s hard to get out of my own way during these tough days. A few months ago I read on a breastfeeding support page, “Do not quit on your worst day.” What wisdom! I am going to soak up this little bliss so that later when I am cooking dinner, cleaning up potty accidents, tending to the whiners and tornado tantrums I don’t feel as though the world is slowly caving in. I’ll remind myself that the colic chickadee can say I love you, hold my face and kiss both cheeks (….while I’m pooping), give me raspberries on my tragically postpartum tummy, and read “Hop on Pop” without me. I’ll remind myself that Little Dude was a record delivery time, he is strong (what baby rolls at 2 months?!), his spirit is so sweet, and his eyes sparkle when his big sister gently tickles is chipmunky cheeks.
Mamas, in the trenches don’t believe the lie that this is eternity. It is only a moment. It will fade. There will be others that come and go just as quickly and before we know it we will be blubbering good-byes when we drop them at college.
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