Shortly after having Kenlee, I went to church just down and exhausted. I laid on the nursery floor and said, “What did I do?” LOL Oh, yes I did!! My friend, Carrie, came over and said, “Amanda, you gave me the best advice ever after I had C. You said, just look toward 6 months….then its cake. And it was….so take your own advice.” So I did, I looked forward to 6 weeks, then 12 weeks, then 6 months. And, my friends, it’s here. It’s finally here.
I must say, its almost as though one day you wake up and your baby suddenly “gets it.” You’ve just come out of the 4 month nap resistant child, you may or may not be beginning solids, your baby is most likely rolling and possibly sitting. And suddenly, life is easier than its been in 6 months.
Kenlee is finally predictable. 6 – 9 – 1 – 6. Wake at six, nap at nine, nap at one, bed at 6. She’s the happiest baby. I don’t know why but I believe she’s SO much happier than Kai ever was. She smiles all the time. I can put her down almost fully awake and she’ll suck her thumb to sleep…hardly ever crying. YES! She’s smitten with her brother – SMITTEN! I could go on….but the point is….I survived!
You have NO idea how many times that thought ran through my mind in the first weeks.
Kenlee's smile is so contagious!