Seven weeks later..

It's been 7 weeks since I went I to labor. We had small group at our house and during our girls time we prayed for little baby M and for labor/delivery. Little did we know... 6 hours later I would wake up in the middle off the night with labor pains :)

No one and nothing prepares you for motherhood. You get so focused during the pregnancy on ... The pregnancy! Recording month by month, looking up what you can and cannot eat.. The most we did was newborn classes about bathing, diapering and infant CPR. 

Not saying those things aren't important, clearly they are! But real motherhood has nothing to do with that.

It all started the moment my little girl came.. Mike and I saw her and instantly fell in love. She was here!!! She was beautiful! Now what??

These past 7 weeks have been a whirl wind. Feeding, changing, poop everywhere, oh the projectile spit up (literally flying feet across the room!), waking up every 3 hours, bouncing, swaying, walking, jumping, knee squats, car rides, walks... Ay YI YI !!! Motherhood should come with a serious warning - not for the faint of heart, not for those who can't depend on others, not for the one who quits.. 

Many times I've thought about giving up, I've thought it wasn't worth it.. But then my baby girl smiles, then she makes her cooing sounds, then she finally falls asleep in my arms. Then... I know she won't be little forever, someday she'll be walking, falling asleep on her own, eating her own food! When it gets to be too much, when I feel satan creeping in - only God gets me through.. His constant whisper of patience, love her as I love her. 

Blogging will be more frequent now! It will be an outlet and an update for family on how Mackenzie is doing! 7 weeks tomorrow.. Holy cow!