The last 9.5 months which were filled with every emotion under the sun, especially stress, frustration, and irritability, were eclipsed and erased last night in the middle of the night with one sweet moment.
Nyla had started crying in her crib again around 1:30 in the morning. No shocker there. I went to get her and put her in bed with us (I've given in for the time being since she's sick). We put our heads down on the bed to go back to sleep, and then it happened. Nyla rolled her whole body up to mine and put her arm/hand around my neck and breathed a total sigh of relief and comfort. Just that moment, right there, erased all the negative anything from the last months since she was born.
I can honestly say that little timespan with her wrapped around me was the best moment of my life. It was wonderful! This must be what parents are talking about when they say parenting is great! Parenting isn't all it's cracked up to be; the snuggling is, though! No parent enjoys the crying in the store or being trapped in a car with a fussy baby. No parent likes being barfed on or having to massage their child's anus to get him/her to take a dump. NO ONE LIKES THAT. But every parent loves those special snuggling moments! That is just the best feeling in the world.
Now Nylabelle, don't take this to mean that I would like to repeat all of the last 9.5 months. Let's keep our snuggle train moving forward please.
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