Motherly Advice

I truly can't believe that it's been a month already since my little Liam arrived! These past four weeks have flown by. It has definitely been a journey! Right now, I'm in the process of trying to figure out how to best get Liam to want to sleep in his crib/bassinet. I will say this, at times, he's really good about sleeping in his bassinet at night after he's eaten and has been rocked. But like last night, not so good. He just wanted to be with Luke and I.

As I type this, I'm hoping he will allow himself to fall back asleep in his crib. I can only hope! Anyway, as I figure this thing out, I have noticed a couple of things. Part of me wants nothing more than to encourage new moms-because as a new mom, I know I can use all the encouragement I can get! While I have some great people in my life who mean well, you can't help but feel at times, like you are doing something wrong when they tell you about how great things worked out for them-such as:

* Breastfeeding
* Scheduling
* Sleeping through the night

One thing I have realized is that I completely understand how women can fall into a depression after having a kid! When you have multiple people telling you about how great breast feeding is and how you should really do it, how you should follow a strict schedule, etc., at times, it can make you feel inadequate. So, I completely get it! Now, I have sought out advice from people because I really do want to know how they did it-and I'm thankful for them. It's more so other people who just choose to tell you what they think, when you really didn't ask :)

This past week I had one mom from the school look at me and say, "Jen, God gave you your baby boy because you are the best thing for him. You know what is best for him. Do what you think is best and in the end, it will all work out." That was music to my ears and so the encouragement I needed.

So, needless to say, I feel this urge to just encourage new mommy's. To not tell them what I think is best, but to be there to listen and encourage. Mommy's desperately need that encouragement.

Speaking of which, Liam is now crying in his crib-off to figure out what to do! :)