My Own Superstar

We all know how it is when a new baby is born. It doesn't matter if it is your first or your sixth, having a new baby is just plain hard. I know some have it worse than others. I'm not really sure where mine falls. I think I recover pretty fast and feel good really soon. But a baby is still a lot of work and mine never sleep very well in the beginning. Not a complaint, just it is what it is.  And this time is no exception. My baby is as cute as can be, but he wants to be held all night long to sleep. And I can't do that. I can't get comfortable enough to have him in bed with me. I can't sleep sitting up. What works best is for my baby to sleep in their own bed and me in mine.

Gavin had other plans. The first night I was home from the hospital, he decided that he was not going to sleep. If I laid him down he woke right up. If I held him he woke within 10 minutes. He was up all night crying until 4:30am. Evan had to leave for work that Monday morning at 4:30am, so I finally put Gavin in bed with me and we slept. Finally. I was exhausted, he was exhausted, and we needed some serious sleep.

At 6:30am Taneal came in and woke me up because it was time to start getting ready for school. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I could hardly move! I told Taneal I just could not do it. She said I really needed to get up because Spencer had wet out of his pull-up and needed a bath. I had breakfast to cook, hair to be done, lunches to be packed, and a wet boy to bathe and I just could not do any of it. Gavin was finally sleeping. Finally not crying.

 I told Taneal I just couldn't do it. I didn't care if they missed school. I didn't care if Spencer had to walk around the house wet. I also knew I couldn't take the girls to school tardy because I would not be able to walk them into the school to check them it. It was more then I could do so I apologized to Taneal, shut my door and went back to sleep.

At 7:55 my eyes popped open and I realized I needed to get out of bed and check on my crew. I remembered that Spencer needed a bath. I realized that the girls were going to have to miss school. There was no way I could get them ready in time and load all 6 kids in the car in a matter of minutes. I stepped out of my room and Taneal was in the bathroom curling her hair. I explained that she was going to have to miss school because we didn't have time to do all the things needing done, we needed to be leaving right now. She said she already showered Spencer, fed all the kids, packed the school lunches, and all the needed to be done was both Camie and Danielle's hair thrown into ponytails. My jaw literally dropped. My 10-year-old had done an amazing thing for me. My eyes teared up with gratitude for my superstar that lives within the walls of my own home that helped me out so much. I quickly did the ponytails, loaded all the kiddos in the car, and drove them to school. The whole time I was thinking how Taneal saved me. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter who stepped up and helped me without even being asked.

She is amazing. She is wonderful. She is my superstar. Thanks Taneal.