Growing

Isaac will be 2 next month. For the first year and a half of his life he was not a great sleeper.He sleeps through the night now occasionally waking up once or twice but goes right back to sleep.But it never fails that he will wake at 545 every morning. So I get up with him give him a sip of something and sit with him in the chair only for him to go back to sleep. And if you try to lay him back down he wakes up crying.This is an every morning thing.I used to get so frustrated. But then my mindset changed. Now i gladly get up with him and hold him for another hour or so until he wakes up. I got to thinking he want always be this way. One day soon hes gonna sleep in his bed and get up on his own and come walking down the hallway all by himself. He will start playing and be too busy for me to just sit and hold him while he sleeps.So now I just take it all in and hold him while he sleeps.I remember the day that Ezra had slept in his big boy bed and he got up all by himself and I seen him walking down the hallway. It was one of those proud but sad moments.It want be like this for long. They grow up so fast. I love when they learn new things but its always tugs at my heart a little. Because learning new things means they are growing more independent. And independence means they don't need me as much. But I will always be their mommy and no matter how old they get they will always be my baby boys.My prayer is that in these tired frustrating and joyful moments I can imitate and teach Gods love to my boys.