31 Days T/G/G :: Day 2

Hmm... today's truth... today's grace... today's gifts...  NAPS.  That'd have to be the lesson for today.  I don't know much (but I know I love you), but I'll share what I've got!

Does it hurt your eyes to look at a picture so blurry?
It sort of makes mine water & squint...

Today's Truth: It is not my job to make her sleep.  It is my job to give her an environment that is conducive to sleep.  It is my job to interact with her when she's awake so that she gets tired.  It is my job to give her opportunities to sleep.  It is not my job to make her sleep.  Only Jesus & Riley can make that magic happen.  I was going to write "and benadryl" up there, but thought perhaps its not so funny... and perhaps you might judge me...

Today's *BONUS* Truth: Every day is not a foreshadowing of the next 100.  Last week, she was napping for only 37 minutes, or 28 minutes, or sometimes 54 minutes, and I was feeding her every 2-2 1/2 hours, and it was exhausting.  And there were a few moments when I went back to brand-new-mom-Mariah and thought "Oh no!  She's never going to sleep again!  I've ruined her habits and she's a terrible napper and she'll not sleep until she's 16!" But I reined myself in and remembered the truth I had learned back in those dark & dismal first weeks - One day does not predict the next, for good or ill.

Today's Gift: She's started napping better.  Wait, no, that contradicts Today's *BONUS* Truth.  Today she napped better.  Tomorrow, it could go either way.  But today, she napped better, and I got to get about 6 loads of laundry folded, made 2 dresses for my bambina (neither of which fit over her ginormous head), and got some programming work done.

The gray & peach, so pretty.
0% chance of fitting her.
Trust me, no alteration would be enough.
The polkadot, its ugly.
That fabric, its pretty much the nastiest polyester known to man.
The bodice makes her arms look like an out-of shape construction worker's arms

Somebody get that girl a jackhammer
Throw in some jeans that don't quite cover the ole' bum crack while you're at it.
And a hoagie.
She's going to need a hoagie for lunch.

Grace for today?  I didn't get every thing done.  That's hard for me to deal with.  Its not hard for me to go to bed with things undone, because I'm a champ at going to bed.  But its hard for me to feel pleased with my day when there's so much undone.  I'm going to instead focus on the good things that did get done, and give myself a pass on the rest.  

And that may be all I need to know.

<3 M.