My Baby

My youngest son is a mamma's boy. He and I have been inseparable since he was born. Well, in a little more than a week he will be 1. Age 1 is the time when I wean my babies. So we have started to give him sippy cups and he has been eating more table food. Already, I can see him changing. The other day, I was cleaning out my cupboards and I stumbled on baby bottles, milk storage bags, pacifiers, and my pump. It was heart wrenching to throw it all in the trash. To know that unless there was a miracle, I was never going to have another baby.

My husband is ready to move on to the next chapter in our life, but I am not completely ready. Of course I will enjoy all my babies not being so dependent on me as they get older, but I think in some ways I enjoy being needed so much.

The main reason why I started this post was to talk about the baby finally sleeping in his crib. After the baby was born, I got extremely ill and it was hard to move around, so I kept him near me. He slept right next to me. I think that is one reason that he is such a mama's boy. Well, after I got better - it took months, it was hard to get him to sleep away from me. I don't like to leave a baby crying, but it got to the point that it was ridiculous holding him all the time. I had other things to do and he was getting too big. I couldn't leave him on the couch because he would roll off and it wasn't always the quietest of places. He would cry for 45 minutes in his crib and never once go to sleep. After trying a technique that I saw on The Super Nanny, he is finally taking naps in his bed without crying at all and he starts the night in his bed. He only sleeps for a couple of hours - but it is a start.

Just now I left him for his nap and I am so proud of how he laid down and went right to sleep. Before he would have cried and cried. I have been spoiled because my other two children have been good nappers and I felt helpless with this one. This being my third one, shouldn't I be a pro? Obviously not.

By the way - I am starting my One Year Bible on Thursday. Anyone want to do it with me?