I haven’t been too good with sharing updates in Harrison’s life as he’s growing. It’s true when moms talk about getting to their 3+ kids that you have to really hone in on your priorities because your time is limited. Overall tho, he’s been the easiest and most go with the flow child even with his harder moments.
One of those harder moments was last night. Our little buddy is just shy of 10 months and has started furniture walking. He loves practicing over and over, and trying to sit down without falling. He has the best cheerleaders in his brother and sister and I love watching it.
But with this growing change, also comes stimulation. His brain and muscles are getting so much of a workout that going to sleep has been a little harder. And last night was no exception.
His body was in such high alert and his legs just couldn’t stop moving. Nursing my babies has always been the biggest comfort for them. But tonight it wouldn’t settle him enough to sleep. So I gave him gripe water, hylands colic tablets, and took him into the dark bathroom and ran the shower.
And then I prayed. In moments like this is when I pray and pray without hesitation. I was so tired. In that time of need I prayed for 2 things- his body to rest and mine, and that after he settled he would sleep till 3am. (Which was a 5 hours stretch and hasn’t happened in months). Does that sound ridiculous? Well it doesn’t when you’re in the thick of the storm and can’t see a way to calm.
I rocked him back and forth as I prayed, trying to stay as calm and confident as possible, almost wondering if I’d actually sleep tonight.
But God heard me.
As I finally carefully laid him down in his crib to sleep and crawled into bed, I released a sigh of calm and relief.
Remember what time I prayed he’d sleep till? Yeah, God heard that too. When he woke up to nurse it was 2:51… Call me silly, but God knows what he’s doing. He knows how much we can bare. And he sees our hardest times and struggling thoughts mamma.
He also does these things to remind us of how powerful He is. And maybe he doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we want him to, but he always know what’s best.
““Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
Matthew 7:7-8 ESV
Much love,
Fellow Mamma, Shantel