Who said life was easy?

No one.
I am pretty sure no human on the planet has ever said life was easy - especially new parents. This life of mine has been challenging me lately. I say that in the most positive way possible. Being a new mom is challening but mostly it is rewarding. Just when I think to myself I am just too tired! my baby girl smiles at me and I am quickly filled with a burst of energy. I find it ironic that while she can exhaust me most times, it is she that gives me boosts of energy.
I am sure my husband is reading this and smiling in agreement. Parenthood has its ups & downs, but mostly its ups. Our little girl who is now 6 months old is the light of our life. She is the best thing we ever did & we look forward to what she brings to our life on a daily basis. Having said that, we are also exhausted. It was just last night in fact that we we were faced with a parenthood challenge. We of course had no choice but to accept the challenge and do what was needed to look after our baby. It was 3:00am and our precious Abbie was awake... again. My darling husband {and hero} got up, swaddled our precious little devil and rocked her back to sleep....or atleast that time he tried to. Was this going to be easy? Apparently not. She wouldn't sleep. So plan B it was - taking her downstairs to the couch & turning on the tv. For some strange reason, being swaddled in daddy's arms while the tv is on makes her fall asleep. Who am I to question it? If it works, it works....just smile and nod.
She did wake up another time after that, but fell back to sleep her self after 10 mins. Score! This pattern of her waking up multiple times in the night is fairly new. Her first 2 months of life she woke up 3 times in the night. Then months 3-6 she slept from 9pm to 7am...heaven. Perhaps she is teething. She is always growing and changing in wonderful ways. What am I, sleep deprived? Yes. Loosing sleep is not easy. In fact, it downright sucks. But alas, as new parents we roll with the punches. Why? Because we love our daughter and we have no other choice but to look after her. It is what we signed up for when we made her.
Funny enough, I wouldn't have it any other way. As I type this, I can hear her stirring from her nap. Sigh.
Allie