Smile!

Hubby and I were playing with our little one yesterday morning and had this fabulous smile to show mommy and daddy.

Waiting on the side

Since I got pregnant with our first child I had to immediately stop working. My days then were filled with bed rest, eating and family activities. During this time I learned how to bake, sew, design and a few more other things.

I did enjoy it and still do enjoy being a stay at home mom but there are days that I want to go back doing to freelance work and I'm still holding on to my dream of having my own home based business in God's time.
Right now, I'm still waiting. Waiting for that time I can go back to freelance work. Waiting for that business I can start. Waiting on the Lord and simply be thankful that I am where I am.

Sleep like baby

Timmy is now 7 weeks old and he's starting to have a sleep schedule. He usually sleeps for no more than two hours during the day and wakes up at most three times in the wee hours of the morning. This is a great change from the every hour feedings when he was just a few weeks old.

When he was just a few weeks old he preferred to sleep in his stroller but now that he's getting older (and bigger!) I've started to put him in his crib for his naps. So far so good. He doesn't squirm when I put him down. I've been doing some reading on putting babies to sleep and read that babies should be given a schedule and should develop good sleeping habits. Here are a few things that my hubby and I are doing:

• Bed time is at 8pm
• Warm sponge bath
• Massage his itty bitty legs and arms
• Recite Psalm 23
• Pray before going to bed

It's been 4 days since we started it and it is HARD! I was successful the first day but the succeeding days were a challenge. I told myself that it doesn't matter how long it takes just as long as he understands what we're doing. A mom shared that she had to do it like 10 million times before she succeeded and I'm praying for patience. Consistency is the key. Add to that patience, selflessness and prayers. Then again isn't that what motherhood is about.

Blessings

It's been almost two months since I gave birth to my son and I'm just at awe at how much God has blessed me. Sure I'm tired most of the time, there still those sleepless nights but it is nothing compared to the feeling you have when you wake each morning beside my hubby and a smiling baby boy. It is just amazing. 

God is good!