I have come to realize that my husband is amazing. Okay, let me rephrase, I've always known he is amazing, I'm just learning new ways in which he is amazing.
Lyla is very clingy to me when I am home. I think it's because I am not a stay at home mom, so she wants me for every second when I am home. This week I am on spring break and have looked forward to this family time for weeks. However, it has been a little stressful. Today Lyla was extremely fussy. I couldn't walk 5 steps with out her having a total meltdown. I kept feeling my blood pressure rise. I am not a patient person. I believe Lyla is God's way of teaching me patience. Throughout the day I found myself thankful that I am a working mom. Sometimes my job is less stressful than being a mom. I can control so much more at work.
So as I went through the day with these little melt downs I found myself wondering, how does Andy do this everyday. Now maybe it's because she isn't like this, but maybe it's because he handles it so much better. He is able to walk away and let her cry it out. He is also able to not let it get under his skin like I do. That is why he is amazing. He amazes me at how well he handles staying at home with Lyla. How he can take over when I am get overwhelmed and not complain that he "does this every day". He lets me take a deep breath, regain my composure, and then come back to being with our girl.
I may give him a hard time that he thinks he is an easy going guy (because there are times when he is not) but he is more easy going that I will ever be. That is why he is my balance; my counterpart. So even though I don't say it enough, thank you sweet husband for all you do.
P.S. At the end of the evening as I was putting Lyla's jammies on her, she pulled herself up to standing, wrapped her arms around me and laid her head down on my shoulder (something she NEVER does anymore). It only lasted a few seconds, but it was the sweetest thing. It was like her way of saying, "sorry I gave you hard time today Mommy, I love you." And that sweet moment made up for the whole day.
2 comments:
isn't it funny how those little moments can take all the hard times away? Eden is such a mommy's girl and so much more clingy than Claire was. It's a challenge. Neil always asks me "how do you do this all day?" and it's only because of God's strength because if I relied on my own, I'd crumble! (well sometimes I do but He picks me right back up again!) Hang in there this week and enjoy your time with Lyla and your awesome husband =)
Oh sweet Lyla! I have a meltdown on a monthly, if not weekly basis. It's so hard to adjust your balance when baby makes three (then four...) and you feel like you are being pulled in all directions. Then it doesn't help that the baby can't talk yet because if they could just TELL you what was wrong and what they needed the world would be a happier place!
You are such a wonderful mommy and wife!
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