Milestone for Micah

One small milestone for baby Micah, one major leap for our marriage! Micah is no longer sharing a room with Mommy and Daddy! We have been room shifting. It's kind of like moving into a new home except it's more like turning an existing home into a rubix cube rather than moving into a new place to live. You cannot move one piece of furniture unless you have plans to move at least two other pieces. I don't believe we have too much furniture, I think the rooms are just a little snug.

At any rate, Micah is in a crib in what used to be a guest room (and partially still is), while Abby and Nate are both in toddler beds. Meanwhile, Mommy and Daddy have a room all to themselves for the first time in about 6 months. Yes, it's been that long. We knew moving the kids beds around would be a big ordeal so we had to wait for the right time. I was motivated to move it all, and it's best to move and rearrange when you're motivated. Otherwise, it can be quite difficult.

This is kind of like a vacation for us. No more tiptoeing around the bassinet while I get ready for work. No more wispering. No more waiting until the kids wake up to get access to our things.

But in all honesty, as much as our new freedom is exciting for us, in some ways it is sad. Ashley was very sad last night about Micah not being in the room with us. He's grown so fast. They all have. Now he's in the crib and Nate's in a toddler bed.

So the question we are asking ourselves is this, "Are we making the most of the time?" Are we investing timeless truths and love into the hearts of our children? I think we are. They aren't ours forever, but they will be our children as long as we are all alive.

So while we will not wake to the cries of a newborn, we will now fall asleep to tears of joy that life's changes are coming at their usual rapid pace and we can do nothing about it.