7 weeks going 8

Trevor is 7 weeks and 2 days old as of today! :)

Since the confinement lady left, I have been bringing Trevor to my mum's place during most of the weekdays to let him get accustomed to the travelling and the new environment. He hasbeen adjusting well and his grandma is getting the hang of how to change his diapers, discerning his cries, getting to know his preferred way of carrying etc.

For the past 3 weeks, dearie and I have been trying to practise babywise method of helping baby distinguish between day and night so that little one can sleep through the night and WE can also have longer stretch of sleep (which we are still very deprived of). Well, I must say Trevor is getting there (with lots of prayers and patience). In the day time, we'll try to play with him to keep him awake after each feed and during the night time, we will dim the light and try not to stimulate him too much so that he knows that it's not play time and he should be back on his bed. So far, he has managed to sleep for 5hrs without waking up for feed during the night. BUT the wierd thing is our body is so used to waking up every 2-3 hrs during the night, we will still wake up to check whether everything is ok.

Come to think of it... I'll be back at work in one month's time... 11th Sept to be exact! I'll sure miss my little boy. I wonder how I can continue to do total breastfeeding after I start work, how to manage working without the afternoon naps that I'm so used to, how to continue serving in the worship team, getting back to cell etc.

Talking about cell, I have been joining dearie's cell for a couple of time since Trevor arrived. It's really not easy to focus in what the cell is doing while having to meet Trevor's needs. But going for cell do help me get connected to people and meeting my spiritual needs now that most of my time is spent looking after Trevor.

Meanwhile, I suppose my "maternity break" from the worship team will take longer than what I thought. I really miss the practice sessions and the opportunity to serve with the team every weekend. Somehow, serving in a ministry really help one to get connected to the church and where the Holy Spirit is leading. I'm still learning to embrace this season of my life and learning to see my new role as a ministry on it's own. I'm just hoping that I don't get too focused on my nurturing role and becomes dis-connected to the church and God's calling for me.

*MiMi signs off*