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A Little Perspective Never Hurts

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So the boy slept in his crib last night. In the other room. Away from me. Are you getting where I'm going with this?

Well, you might think that my husband would have had a clue when I wimpered something like, "my baaaabeeee is all the way in the other room in his crib." The Swede, who is unbelievably caring and thoughtful most of the time, attempted to comfort me by saying, "You know, some day he will move out of our house."

Um, thanks a million for clarifying that for me.

I suppose he has a point. But still.

I've been waiting for this day since we brought him home. A time to sleep uninterrupted by baby gurgles, breath-y sighs, and other such noises that are oh-so-cute until you are the worried mother with this itty bitty noise machine in your face. All. Night. Long. But last night, I found myself curled up in the bed missing those exact noises and the feeling that that my whole little family was within inches of me. It's crazy how time flies, and how it is so easy to get caught up in what is next. You forget how fast the craziness-of-now could become the sweetness-of-yesterday. And these last 4.5 months have been so crazy, and yet so heavenly sweet. I wish I could master seeing the sweetness in the daily craziness, but that's always been a struggle for me.

Of course, it shouldn't be hard at all after reading this ultimate love letter to a wife. It's a blog about a family interrupted; written by a dad who was left raising his baby girl alone after his wife unexpectedly dies 27 hours after giving birth. Not exactly an uplifting topic, but the posts are not only a beautiful ode to the man's wife and daughter, but also a reminder for all of us to be thankful for everything and everyone we have at this very moment.

And so I am. Thankful, that is, for my beautiful family including the feisty little one sleeping in the crib all the way in the other room.

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One Response to “A Little Perspective Never Hurts”

  1. Aimee on January 14th, 2009 12:34 pm

    Love this post. Perspective, indeed.

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