What mom doesn't need a little inspirational pick me up here & there.
These are the things I reminded myself of that somehow brightened up my crying baby, spit up covered, never-ending dirty diaper days (those days where all you want to do is crawl under the covers and go to bed!).
Oh and incase you were wondering, no, you are not the only one who has days like that!
But before clawing out your eyeballs or bursting into tears,
Remind Yourself of These Things:
Life right now is not easy, BUT it will not be like this forever. It WILL get easier.
Just because you had one bad DAY, does not mean you have a bad LIFE.
Just because your baby might have had a bad DAY, does not mean you have a bad BABY.
Some day your little baby will not be "little" anymore (that day comes far sooner than you think).
Some day your baby that needs you to rock him to sleep, will not need you to rock him to sleep.
Some day your baby that needs you to feed him, will not need you to feed him.
Some day your baby that wants you just to hold him, won't want you to just hold him anymore.
Some day that baby that needs you to get toys for him, pick him up & move him, reposition him, etc., will move himself around, crawl, walk...he'll do it himself.
Take a minute to remind yourself- your baby WILL grow up.
This "baby" phase where they are SO dependent on you for everything, will come to an end. As hard as that may be for you to believe right now, it will.
Your baby will not need you to rock him.
Your baby will not need you to feed him.
Your baby will not want you to hold him all the time.
Your baby will eventually want and NEED independence.
Your baby will eventually want and NEED to do these things on his own.
Instead of telling yourself how badly you want this "dependency phase" to be over-
tell yourself to enjoy being needed.
And then actually ENJOY BEING NEEDED!
It won't last forever.
These are precious moments you have with your baby, that you will never get back.
It truly changes your entire mindset when you think this way.
Remind yourself to cherish every moment with your baby, yes-even the tough ones, because it all goes by so fast.
Enjoy your baby being small, tiny, precious and dependent on you.
They grow up too fast to spend even ONE day, wishing it away.
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