A few nights ago, Cruiz woke up screaming at 2:00 AM and didn't feel like going back to bed. Then Cannon woke up and assumed the two of us were partying without him, and decided he wanted in on the action. So I recruited Pat, and it turns out he deals with missing sleep worse than I do. :) We finally got the boys back to sleep about the time we needed to get ready for church…lets just say, it was one heck of a day.
Living in a two bedroom house with all three boys crammed into one room is tough at times. I’ll admit I've been frustrated, longing for a little more space. I’m embarrassed to say I've been pretty ungrateful for what I've been given, especially when we can’t seem to escape the crying or when it wakes up the other baby. Poor Ledger, it seems like the only thing he hears during the day is, “Shhhhh, the babies are sleeping!”
After a rough day, it wasn't coincidence that I managed to stumble across an older post, {Click here to read it} It made me wonder how I ever forgot… Even though these boys continually test me with their crying, I thrive from being their mom. After reading my old post, I couldn't help but slip into their bedroom, filled with two cribs and a toddler bed, and count my many blessings as I listened to my three noisy sleepers dream…
So, tomorrow morning, instead of being frustrated when Ledger wakes the twins up by climbing into one of their cribs, turns on the light, or yells, “Babies, wake up!” I’m going to savor the moment, and appreciate the fact I get to hear someone call out, “Mama!” again.
(Preslee, Sept. 2009)
My four biggest blessings have all been a part of this room,
what more could I ask for?