Another Difficult Week

It’s been a hard week and this time it’s not Kiera!  Blake is currently cutting 3 teeth (2 on the bottom and 1 on the top) and has a cold.  I’m thinking the cold may be related to the teething.  He has a cough and a runny nose.  I can feel the teeth poking me, so I’m hoping we’re over the worst of it right now.  He has been waking up multiple times in the night and sometimes takes a long time to fall back asleep.  On Tuesday night, I was up with him from 1:00-3:30 a.m. and then 5:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.  I did, however, sleep before that, in between that, and after that, so I was tired, but it could have been way worse.  He’s been waking up 3 times usually.  Last night his wake-ups were shorter, so that was nice!  I have to be thankful for all the good things because it could always be worse!  I have to admit, though, my initial attitude when being woken up in the middle of the night has not always been thankfulness.  God is gracious and has blessed us with Kiera napping again!  I had put her Pooh blanket in the crib, since it is a crib blanket, and had put her in her new bed with her new blanket.  The other day, I had washed the Pooh blanket and she found it and immediately stuck her fingers in her mouth and started sucking on them, which is what she does to fall asleep.  God gave me the idea that she might start napping again if we let her have that blanket back.  Sure enough, she has napped every time we’ve put her down!  Praise the Lord for His wisdom!  So, we’ve had ups and downs, but God’s grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness.