Sleep

Since Maci is sleeping through the night now with the help of a new med, she doesn't cry and falls asleep on her own.
She gets a medication at midnight so as soon as I give it, I go to bed and am soon asleep. I'm getting about 5-7 hours sleep now!
For some odd reason though, every early morning anywhere between 2:30 and 5am, Maci will cry. It lasts less than 10 minutes, average of 5 minutes and she suddenly stops crying. It doesn't help if I pick her up or pat her, she will continue to cry. She never opens her eyes, only cries. Odd.
Between 6:30am and 8:30am she wakes herself up coughing. Stupid reflux!!! She usually does not get sick but will if she coughs too much or too hard. Her new formula is really working well for her it's just the morning reflux that's a pain. So, each morning, when Maci starts coughing, I pick her up and sit in the recliner and hold and snuggle her until she's ready to wake up for good. As much as I love and appreciate my new nigh time sleep, I missed my baby holding time. Now I get it in the morning after I've slept and rested. :)
She seems to sleep better with me holding her propped up and while she's on her right side (you digest better on your right side). While she sleeps, I hold her tight, stare at her precious face and thank my good Lord for blessing me with such a precious gift.

I never imagined myself not being a mother. I started babysitting as a teen and continued until I was into my 20's. I've always loved children. Many of those kids that I babysat are now grown, married and with children of their own....that are older than Maci. LOL
You wanna talk about feeling old?
I believe Maci came to me later in life because of the circumstances we are now experiencing. This life may have been far different while I was in my 20's or early 30's. This is a challenging experience but to have known ahead of time would not have mattered to me. The frustrations, sleepless nights, the tears, loss of opportunities to socialize, being home a lot more than I get out for even Walmart.....all worth it ten times over. Some people don't get the chance to be as lucky as I consider myself to be as the Mom to my little kidney warrior.