Now I had 2 under two years and though many may feel overwhelmed by all that entails, I was so happy. Remember now, I had always dreamed of being a mom with many children so to me this was just the beginning!
Our oldest seemed to have to talk and move and make noise at all times when awake. He wasn’t able to stay still. Our new born girl would not sleep unless she was moving. That made nights very difficult. Thank the Lord for good friends! A couple weeks after our daughter was born, a friend gave birth to a little girls as well. They had a cradle that they didn’t need so we were blessed to borrow it and it made all the difference in the world! She now would sleep wonderfully through the night and after feedings or if she stirred, a little rock in the cradle would put her back to sleep in no time at all.
It is so amazing to me how each person is so very different right from birth. As I look back on their infancy and childhoods I can see so much of who they are now even back then, but I won’t get a head of myself 🙂
The kids and I would drive my husband back and forth to work every day and when it was pay day we would wait until he got his cheque, then deposit and get groceries. Those days were long day in the city but we found many things to do as we waited. We would go to different parks and playgrounds, exploring places we hadn’t been before and even do laundry when needed. There were a lot of audiobooks and music we listened to as they grew up and I see now just how much of a relaxed time we had just being together. Even when things were difficult and the screaming seemed like it would never end, I would tell myself “this too shall pass and one day I’ll miss it”. Now I see how true the saying really was!
Ecclesiastes 1:3-4 “What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever.