Moving to the BIG BOY BED!!

Well, last night we moved J.B. from his bassinet to his crib (A.K.A- The BIG BOY BED!) he did pretty well with it... I on the other hand I did not. This is because I was up exactly six, yes count them 6 times to get him settled (10pm, 12am, 2:04am,3:17am,3:47am,5:43 am- and yes I actually managed to remember this while getting ZERO SLEEP!)In "my wisdom (we will use that term loosely here LOL)" I thought it would be best to sleep on the floor right by the crib because I was so worried about him. He of course slept great all sweet and snuggled in his bed sucking his pacifier while I laid awake most of the night making sure he was okay, watching his little chest go up and down and even on occasion hearing him snore! God reminded me this morning that as I lay awake wasting precious time and sleep worrying about our sweet sweet son, HE is busy watching over J.B. As a parent I am finding it harder and harder to let go as J.B. grows, I want to keep him close to me like a kangaroo keeps her Joey close by (I actually refer to J.B. as "my Joey (baby kangaroo) on occasion). This is difficult especially when I know situations are completely out of my own direct control. Whether I am awake or asleep GOD ALONE is watching over our son and I need to worry LESS and have MORE faith! Well, as we all know, especially you worriers out there that is much easier said than done, I guess I feel if I worry the situation then may actually be in my direct control... WRONG!!!! GOD ALONE is in control, he even says this to us in his word, Psalm 4:8 (NIV) " I lay down and sleep in peace for you ALONE, O Lord make me dwell in safety (this is even on a wall in our home as a reminder of God's protection)." We love our son so very much and know that God will be his protector as we lay our heads down to sleep each night.

**** We DO NOT use ANY of the crib bumpers, decorative coverings on the bassinet, or blankets shown in the above pictures, they have been removed for his safety.