This past week Christian was in Atlanta (from Sunday night - Friday night) and oh, what a long week it was. Micah has had trouble with his sleeping the past week or so, and on top of that he's entering a stage I'm not too fond of...temper tantrums and melt downs when he doesn't get what he wants. Ughh. That stage, combined with lack of sleep, and a cast around your entire left arm can make for a tired cranky little boy and mom.
Thankfully I have good friends that take care of me while Christian is away. By either inviting us to their home or vice versa, and even bringing over a home cooked meal - appetizer and dessert included (yes, that happened...thank you Kate!!), Micah and I were well taken care of.
One story from the week that made me laugh: yesterday Micah slept for a total of 50 minutes. Yep, one nap, 50 minutes. No more! I even let him fuss and cry for about 45 minutes before going in because he was clearly still tired, and I knew I would have no other free moment during the day until bedtime. When I decided to go in, I grabbed Micah from his crib and sat in his rocker (leaving the calm mood intact) and proceeded to speak in a soft, stern voice about the need to sleep more. "Micah, you need to still be sleeping...this is not enough for you and you're still tired. You need to sleep more." At this last statement, Micah took his paci out of his mouth and quietly said "more?" while signing it with his hands. This is the same thing he does when he wants more food, and I thought it was hilarious that he heard me say he needed to sleep more and connected it with "more". Oh, I love this boy...lack of sleep and all!
Friday night come not come soon enough, however, and I was more than ready for Christian to be home. This morning, Micah woke around 6am, and Christian decided to let me sleep in (ie, rest in bed - because I have a hard time going back to sleep once I'm awake! And I wonder where my boy gets it from...hmmm...:)). It was absolutely the sweetest thing to hear Daddy and son in Micah's room reading story after story. Micah has started talking a bit more this week, and I knew exactly the stories Christian was reading, and the exact spots Micah would speak up and say "ball" or "baa, baa" or "quack, quack." Even noticing "kit-TY" is new for Christian and he was genuinely surprised by each moment. It was amazing to hear this interaction and I just continue to think how blessed I am and how grateful I am for the life that God has given me.
But, oh, how glad I was to have Christian in with Micah while I got just a few extra minutes of "me" time before joining my boys for morning story time:).
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