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What nobody told me about sleep deprivation..... (statements from new moms, from the May 2008 issue of babytalk)

"I collapse into bed at night thinking that I could sleep through a tornado only to spring up the moment I hear a little sneeze come for the bassinet."

"When my daughter was a couple weeks old, I looked down at her and for the life of me could not remember her name."

"Nobody told me that I'd look at my husband sleeping so peacefully next to our wailing infant daughter -up for the fifth time that night- and be seized with such an urge to smack him silly!"

Mom Funnies

From the May 2008 issue of babytalk magazine:

Sure, Mother's Day presents are great, but why stop at just one day? There are plenty of other "special occasions" in your baby's first year when we think you rate a gift or two.


OCCASION: You produce your tenth quart of breast milk.
PRESENT: A suede jacket (hey, if you're gonna be milked like a dairy cow, you might as well get the snazzy coat.)

OCCASION: You go out for a rare hour of "me" time and accidentally spend it napping on a crosstown bus.
PRESENT: A designer bag (to replace the one stolen during your nap.)

OCCASION: While changing a hazmat-grade diaper on a public park bench, you run out of baby wipes-then realize you have no diapers, either.
PRESENT: Therapy

Preaching the Gospel to Myself

As most people know who read my blog, I have a new career - motherhood. I'm no longer working as a full time accountant but instead stay at home to care for our newborn son, Noah. Motherhood is a blessing - Noah is a blessing. But motherhood is also a calling. The Lord has called me to be a wife and mother (praise Him!) and thus it is his desire and plan to sanctify me and glorify his name through these roles. As with any job, motherhood has its challenges. Everyday is pretty ordinary with a newborn. I feed him, change his diapers, hold him and play with him, try to get him to sleep, and of course try to figure out how to console and satisfy him when he cries. When I was pregnant, I didn't think that these daily tasks would be that difficult. Of course, everything is harder when you've only slept approximately 4 or 5 hours/night for the past 7 weeks and your hormones are still getting back to normal. I sometimes find myself crying when he cries, wondering how I'm going to make it through another day without collapsing from exhaustion. But the Lord is good. He gets me through everyday with the strength (physical and emotional) and patience I need to care for Noah and still be the wife I desire to be for Wes.

Today, I read this verse in Ephesians: "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ." I think that I'm going to chew on that verse for a while and pray through it's application in my life, both as a wife and mother. Nothing is more important than the Gospel. Therefore, we must think of it often. In fact, we need to preach it to ourselves. That is what I'm trying to do everyday. We will never outgrow our need for it. I need the Gospel to get up each day and care for Noah. I need the Gospel to help me submit to my husband. I need the Gospel to remind me of the bigger picture when I'm overwhelmed with the little things.

I watched this John Piper video today - The Gospel in 6 Minutes. I think that I could watch it over and over. As he states at the end of the video "Only one strength will be there when you need it - the strength that God gives according to the Gospel." This is the strength that I need, that we all need.