Lessons from Ella: Everything Changes

My friend Nathan (awesome musician, check him out here http://www.afterzmusic.com/music.cfm) wrote a song called "Everything Changes." He was right. I think everything changes in our house about every second. Ella Jan slept through the night after about four weeks. Awesome, right? She started taking naps, eating and sleeping on a schedule, and smiling at everything!!

She is awesome!

 So over the past 6 months so much has changed. One blessing is that Jason got a promotion! God is good. After much prayer, consideration and one more Christmas working retail, we decided I would be a stay-at-home mom for a while. Last week was my first week at home. And everything changed again. Ella went from a smiley, sleeping, scheduled baby to a crazy, fussy, crying, unhappy child. Now don't get me wrong. She still smiles.

But sometimes she also just looks at me like I am crazy.

I've learned over the past week that everything changes, and fast. Now she may just be going through a phase and may wake up from her nap (yes, she is actually sleeping right now) and smile huge and keep smiling all day, she may also wake up sleeping. I will cherish these changes (even the hard ones) and appreciate God's faithfulness in these changes.