the night before we left the hospital, one of the sweetest nurses came into our room to see if we needed anything else before leaving. she sat with us for a bit talking about how incredible these first months of having a baby are. she went on to explain that no matter how tired you are, or how stressful it may seem at first, this time will only be a small moment and to treasure every single day. even in the night when you're up with her and wanting to sleep, keep reminding yourself that you will eventually get sleep again, but you won't be able to hold her in your arms this way because they grow so fast.
well, i took her words to the very core of my heart. i don't know if that nurse will ever know the impact her words actually had on me. it's come to the point of actually looking forward to holding her in the night when she wakes up. it's so quiet, it feels calm, the lights are dim, and all she wants is to be held. rocking her, just us two, has become something i live for. i don't have to share her, i don't have to worry about things needing to get done, or even getting ready. it's just me and her awake while the world sleeps.
don't get me wrong, i still feel extremely tired in the day and it's hard to keep my eyes open in the night, but instead of feeling anxious and irritated from waking up, i feel like that nurse set me straight. i feel calm and a longing to hold her, and gratitude to my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such an angelic little girl. because she's right, she won't be "new" anymore. and there will come a day when she probably won't ever let me hold her this way again.
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I'm happy you recognize that now and love those moments. I miss the days when Reese, Conan and I would hang out in the middle of the night.
I love it when people have their first baby and FINALLY realize what they've been missing! J/K not that you've been missing out, but if you look back on my blog when I had Sara I would write some of the same things you do "I've never been happier" "my life is complete" and I know all the newlywed couples would just read it and think "poor Tori had kids so young and missed out what fun you can have with your spouse without them" LoL the thing is, I had my fun but don't you think little Ivy is WAY better and more fun than anything you and Brad have ever done together? I love reading posts like these 'cause it's exactly how I feel!! How many times my babies got up in the middle of the night and how tired I was, 'til I held them and just looked at them and could feel the LOVE between us. Seriously incredible right? I just always think of the song "it won't be like this for long" by Darius Rucker. And I just cherish every moment 'cause it really is not like that for long :( I just LOVE that you're loving being a mom as much as I love it 'cause there really is nothing better!
Oh my gosh, ain't it the truth. Don't worry - you've got a while longer though, I still do it with my 1 year old angel (and I don't plan on stopping feeding her before bed anytime soon)! It's just too precious. Their little sleeping faces are so precious. Little Ivy is so sweet, I can't wait to see the pictures your sister took!!!
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