So Josiah is now 13 months old. The biggest thing I have learned these past 13 months is to stop worrying about what other people think. For 12 months I rocked my baby, held him while he slept, and on occasion nursed him to sleep. I was sooooo worried that he was going to need to be rocked or nursed to sleep for forever. I worried because of what other people said and because of what " the books" say to do. I always had a hard time with what others would say. When Josiah was around 9 months old I realized I needed to stop worrying and just do whatever it was I felt I needed to do for myself and for my baby. I am happy to say that at 13 months old Josiah puts himself to sleep for both of his naps and at bedtime. Occasionally he still needs to be rocked if he isn't feeling well or he is teething, but he pretty much does it all the time. And you know what?!?! I miss rocking him! Sometimes I still do just because I love it. I also love when he wakes up and wants to snuggle with me. He is SUCH a snuggler and I LOVE it! I can honestly say I have no regrets on how much I held my baby or rocked him. I believe a big reason why Josiah is so sweet is due to how much love I showed him these past 12 months. I pray God continues to give me wisdom to know how else I can show him love now that he is getting older. I love to play and spend time with him. I love taking him places and watching him explore. He is SO FUN!
It is also so amazing to see how much he learns in such a short amount of time. Things that I feel like I don't even necessarily teach him, he knows. For instance, he picks up my hair brush and starts brushing his hair or brushing his teeth. He attempts to eat with a fork, just because we do. He also copies things that I say. The other day before putting him down for his nap, I said " it's time to go night night now bub bub" He then put his head on my shoulder and said " nigh nigh". He is just the sweetest, smartest, little baby I have ever had the priviledge of knowing. I am so grateful to God that He gave me such a sweet boy! I am so blessed to be his Momma. ( P.S. Please excuse how short his pants look in this pic, they just hike up when he sits down :))
