Lesson Learned

Just when you think you are getting the whole parenting thing down, they throw you a curve ball.  Let me start by saying we have been very, very lucky to get such a happy, easy baby.  Gabriel is a great sleeper, usually going for 12 hours a night.  He rarely cries (with Mommy at least), and when he does I can typically fix him pretty quick.  Last night, however, was a different story.

Basically, I tried to put him to bed.  Mistake number one.  He didn't want any part of it.  I think all Mothers go through this.  You think to yourself, "okay, I'll try for 20 more minutes and if he's not asleep, I'll let him play."  So after 30 minutes, I put him in the bouncy thing and let him have at it.  He would be happy for about 10 minutes then start fussing so again, I tried sleep.  Nope, still not having it.  More play, more fuss, more trying to sleep, and repeat.  You get where I'm going.  This went on for about 2 hours.  And let me go back to the whole "getting parenting down" part.  See, bed time has been a particularly enjoyable time of day.  I give him a bath, we read a book or two, and it's off to a happy, cuddly sleep.  So last night, in the beginning of the meltdown I'm thinking to myself, "once he's asleep I'll have a nice dinner, maybe take a bath, and do some blogging."  And that was mistake number two.  Making plans.  You should never EVER make plans when dealing with a baby.  They make the plans and once you accept this, life will be easy.  As my mother says, "everything will be okay once he trains you properly.  And he's working on it."  So my hat's off to you sweet boy.  Last night you were a particularly difficult boss, but I'm learning so please bare with me.  Mommy loves you!