Little Aidan used to be such the cooperative little sleeper. But lately, things have taken a turn. I have an assumption that it has become more difficult for him because his life is SO much more exciting now than it was 5 months ago. He’s found his feet, his hands are operational, food is becoming a “thing” for him, and he has a REAL personality now. I’d like to think that when a child reaches this point in life they realize that their life is simply too exciting to want to sleep, unless of course they completely wear themselves out, but I digress. It’s as if he’s SO intensely excited about living his life that he doesn’t want to miss one itty bitty second of it.

If only I could be that way. Even with all of the action and amazing things happening in my life, at any given moment, I’ll take a nap over just about anything. I LOVE dreaming. I love the uniqueness of dreams, and that I never know what to expect from them. I’ve been borderline obsessed with my dreams for years to be quite honest. But the sad thing is, for far too long I have fallen into the belief that my life will never be as exciting as my dreams. To have all of that excitement without having to physically move a muscle? Priceless in my mind…

But Aidan……his life is SO exciting now! He hasn’t reached the point in his existence where he feels like he needs a break yet. Quite the contrary actually……. he prefers his waking state over his dreaming one. What does that say about him? What does that say about so many babies, struggling to help their parents understand that they aren’t thinking about their crankiness…..they aren’t thinking about their health, they just want to live, and to do so as much as they possible can…..

In THIS moment…..NOT in tomorrow’s.

I could sure learn a lesson from this kid. I envy you my child…..I envy you.

I hope that you can hold onto that…..

So many of us don’t.