tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120929.post8369318582285997715..comments2023-10-18T03:58:48.795-05:00Comments on The Art of Making a Home Joyful: April 25, 2007In Pursuit of His Callhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685948176166434891noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36120929.post-36971567898955990082007-04-25T13:25:00.000-05:002007-04-25T13:25:00.000-05:00The weather really has been beautiful, hasn't it? ...The weather really has been beautiful, hasn't it? I love these spring days when I can open all the windows up and spend time outside without getting covered in mosquito bites :)<BR/><BR/>And as for the transition to two... Our children are just over 21 months apart, and I can vividly recall my anxieties during the second pregnancy. What if this one was just as difficult as the first? (our son was colicky, didn't get into a good nap routine until he was nearly a year old, and just generally challenging as he ALWAYS tests the boundaries) It did wonders for my prayer life! God was gracious and obviously knew that another child with the same temperament would be more than I could bear, and our second is much more easygoing, and settled into a routine very quickly. Yes, there are challenges at EVERY stage, and I can also remember being frustrated that I had finally gotten our son to a fairly consistent schedule, and then he stopped taking a morning nap. But by the same token, he was also starting to play more independently. If I took five minutes to "set him up" with a few interactive toys (something like a Little People playset with several figures, or a pile of blocks) he was going for a good thirty minute stretch. While it wasn't the uninterrupted naptime, I was able to adapt and carry on. I'm now at the point where our son only naps about once a month, and our daughter doesn't seem to need her nap, either. I'm now starting to implement "quiet time," though, for everyone!!\<BR/><BR/>Every child is so different - not to mention the parents themselves - but God will provide the resources (patience, energy despite lack of sleep...) that you need.Trish Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390639758786087010noreply@blogger.com