From our front porch looking in...

PARTY IN MY CRIB!

the following post is from my MOCHA blog...rough night.
DAY 2

When you feel the prompting of God to say, oh, spend a little extra time with him at night before bed...you might want to be obedient!

Last night after Zach and I talked and prayed, I stayed downstairs. Took a little extra time to spend focusing on some verses and just listening to God. As I got into bed around 11:30, my acid reflux was acting up--(my fault-gave in and had sweet tea for dinner...CAFFEINE=BAD). So I tossed and turned and dozed a little...then...

Heard retching coming from the other room! NO!!! Beckett was puking all over the place. After one bath, a change of clothes, we were back in bed. At this point, it was 2:20. I prayed God would allow him to rest and fall asleep. He laid right down. I did however break 2 cardinal rules of mothering:
1. As a nurse, I should know better. Don't give your toddler fluids for the first hour of vomiting...it WILL come back up...and don't give Emetrol either!!!!!
2. NEVER, I repeat, NEVER bring a puking toddler back to YOUR bed!

So, 10 minutes later, we were back in the bathtub rinsing off...2 more towels saturated!
I moved our party downstairs and sat awake for 2 more episodes and 2 more hours!

I ended up sleeping on Evie's bed and moved her in with Zach. No more puking-THANK YOU GOD!

All this to say, I did NOT rise early! But God did use his word to encourage me through the night and I was so grateful that I had spent a little extra time with him before bed-he knew I would need it!

Love you ladies and praying for you this morning as you raise up little blessings!