I blinked and she grew from a squishy babe to a funny, dramatic, fun, adorable toddler. When I put her in this outfit Nate said she looked like a teenager. 😭😂 So far weaning has gone really well. She was gone to bed without a fuss twice for Nate, and then last night I put her to bed for the first time myself. She did so well and went right to sleep. I came out and cried while I did the dishes. 😭 I'm so proud of her, and her easy transition is helping me a lot even though I have my weak moments. The funny thing is, a few months ago I was DONE with nursing and so ready to stop, but I knew she wasn't ready. Now she's ready and I'm not?!! Are y'all tired of hearing about all my emotions yet?! 🤦
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Yesterday I fully weaned Glory. Tonight Nate put her to bed. It's the first time I haven't nursed her to sleep since she was born. Nate and I agree that this is time and she's ready, but this mama heart of mine is so sad. I wrote Glory a letter to process some of my feelings on weaning her, and posted it on my blog. Here is an excerpt: "As I think back on how far we’ve come from the first time you nursed, I am overcome with joy and thankfulness to God for these past 16 months of nursing you. He has given so much grace as we both learned how to do this crazy breastfeeding thing. Yes, it is beautiful and natural, but it hasn’t been easy by any means. I think of how hard it was to get you to latch at first. You were so tiny and I had so much milk in those first days. You needed to learn how to suck, and your jaw often got tired or you would fall asleep. Then once you caught on a bit, your would get so mad because you’d want to suck and get milk and suck your fists at the same time. It was quite a sight as Daddy and I would try and position you to latch well while holding your arms gently down. 🙂 A lot of times my let-down would gush so fast that you’d choke and sputter, which made you so mad and made me feel so bad! Eventually you learned how to suck really fast and that helped.
I wept last night after I finished nursing you and I laid you down to sleep. Daddy gave me a hug and reminded me that I’ll always be your Mama. He’s right, and I’m so thankful for that. I’ll always be your Mama, and I’ll love you to the moon and back. Always."
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I long to be a godly mama who radiates the joy of the Lord. I want Glory to see me loving God and His Word, and one way I can do that is by reading it throughiut the day when I have a minute here or there. I've really been loving the Bible Reading Challenge, which I first heard about on my fave podcast, @what.have.you (shout-out to @ivyhutchins_ for the recommendation!👏) by @lizziejank and @rebekahmerkle . Using this plan to read the bible has been such a huge help and encouragement to me, so I made a whole YouTube Video about it. I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think! And if anyone wants to join me for #samepagesummer, that would be awesome too! The link is in my bio, or search "How I Read My Bible, Liz Mee" on YouTube.
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In case you think that motherhood is all smiles and butterflies. Haha being the mama to this toddler looks a lot more like this most of the time. Yet I am so, so grateful and blessed to be Glory's mama, and I never want to take the gift of motherhood for granted. I pray that God will help me be a godly mom who radiates the love of God and brings joy and laughter to our home on a daily basis.💛 In church this morning our pastor said that a woman who's affections are centered on the Lord has a profound impact on her family. I immediately thought of my sweet Mom, @cherihowellsmith, who has had a profound impact on me. She taught me how to cook and bake, what biblical womanhood looks like, how to read, how to swim, and how to show hospitality (and countless other things), but most importantly she taught me to love and serve Jesus, and modeled what that looked like by loving her family, the Bible, and the church. I pray that I can grow to be a godly mom and grandmother like her someday. This photo of us is so precious to me because it was the moment that she first came to visit and met Glory. She was a huge blessing and help in this first few weeks as I learned how to be a mom and struggled through those hard, messy days of being freshly postpartum. Now she is still such a blessing, even from across the world as she prays for me and encourages me with scripture and truth over text or a call. 💐Happy Mother's day, Mom!💐 Love you to the moon and back! 💛💛💛 #motherhoodissanctifying #mothersday #honestmotherhood
Glory girl, being your mama is one of the greatest joys on this Earth. This season of toddlerhood with you has been the sweetest, and hardest. I love that you want to genuinely talk to us and give us affection. My heart melts when you say "Mama, mama, mama!" or when you lean in for a slobbery kiss. At the same time though, I'm praying for a lot of grace and patience as the next moment you can turn quite sour and scratch or scream trying to get me to understand what you want. I ache when I don't know what you're saying, or how to handle your big emotions. I long to be a calm spot in the storm for you, to be a safe, loving, and constant rock. I pray that God will help me be the godly mama you need. I pray that the most important thing I teach you in this life is that God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and that He proved us when He sent Jesus to die for our sins. I love you to the moon and back, always. 💛💛💛 There is a new video up on my channel all about the adventures of last weekend and buying a 🏠. Link in bio👉
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