Caroline's Input
Caroline taught me a valuable lesson the other day. I have a feeling she wasn’t happy with the ‘mother knows all’ attitude I may have expressed in my previous entry. After what seemed like an entire day of crying, I learned that knowing your baby and being able to soothe her are two completely different things. I also learned:
1) Sometimes babies just need to cry. When they are fed, changed and you’re certain they aren’t sick, all you can do is keep trying to comfort them. I hope with that mentality, Caroline will grow to realize that I will always be there for her when she’s upset.
2) I have never been as thankful as I was the other day that we can afford for me to stay home with my baby. I was surprised at how calm I was with a baby screaming in my ear all day long. I definitely did not have this gift of patience when I was 14 years old and had my first babysitting job and I can’t imagine anyone else being so at ease with my screaming child.
3) In my mind, patience the key quality that I believe will help me to be a good parent. I think it is critical to take the time, whether it’s one second or a matter of days, to decide what the appropriate reaction is in every situation. If I can continually have patience with my children, no matter how hard they work to get on my last nerve, I think it will help them to handle their own emotions.
When the day was over and Caroline was finally calm, it was my turn to break down in tears for just a moment. I did everything I could to stay strong for her when she needed me. Once I knew she was okay, I began to realize how emotionally tolling and tiring the day was on me. I sat in bed that night feeling thankful that I had the strength in me to handle the day the way I did for Caroline’s sake. I also prayed that I might be rewarded with a few solid hours of sleep!
1) Sometimes babies just need to cry. When they are fed, changed and you’re certain they aren’t sick, all you can do is keep trying to comfort them. I hope with that mentality, Caroline will grow to realize that I will always be there for her when she’s upset.
2) I have never been as thankful as I was the other day that we can afford for me to stay home with my baby. I was surprised at how calm I was with a baby screaming in my ear all day long. I definitely did not have this gift of patience when I was 14 years old and had my first babysitting job and I can’t imagine anyone else being so at ease with my screaming child.
3) In my mind, patience the key quality that I believe will help me to be a good parent. I think it is critical to take the time, whether it’s one second or a matter of days, to decide what the appropriate reaction is in every situation. If I can continually have patience with my children, no matter how hard they work to get on my last nerve, I think it will help them to handle their own emotions.
When the day was over and Caroline was finally calm, it was my turn to break down in tears for just a moment. I did everything I could to stay strong for her when she needed me. Once I knew she was okay, I began to realize how emotionally tolling and tiring the day was on me. I sat in bed that night feeling thankful that I had the strength in me to handle the day the way I did for Caroline’s sake. I also prayed that I might be rewarded with a few solid hours of sleep!
posted by Alissa at 4:46 PM
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