"Think about the positive, Kara"

pos⋅i⋅tive

 –adjective
emphasizing what is laudable, hopeful, or to the good; constructive and sure rather than skeptical


For the past few days, I have been totally down on myself. And probably for the most crazy reason, too. Isaiah (I like to call him Iz now), my sweet little boy, likes to get up at 5:00 am. Everyday. Without fail! No matter what time I put him to bed, he is awake and ready for the day at 5. I was SO discouraged.
"Think about the positive, Kara. Always think about the positive." My mom always tells me to look at the positive side of things and not the negative. For a while I kept thinking that God must not be on my side anymore. Like I was being punished for something. Why can't my son sleep in?? Am I doing something wrong? After days and days of praying that Isaiah would just sleep later, I decided to try something different. My prayers usually consist of "Dear God, PLEASE help Isaiah to sleep past 5:00, it's so important to me...". Last night I didn't pray about that. I can't remember the words exactly but basically I asked God to give me an extra dose of patience, wisdom and love for Isaiah and that if and when he does wake up at 5, that I will be prepared and ready to tackle the day at such an early hour. So here's how my morning went:
I heard Isaiah at 5:30. I got out of bed and went to say good morning to him. He still looked pretty tired so I gave him his soother to calm him down while I went to make a bottle. By the time I got back to him - he was sleeping! I could hardly believe it. I tip-toed back out of his room, put the bottle int he fridge and went to lay back down, thinking that this wouldn't last long. I fell asleep and by the time I heard him again, it was 7:30!! I WAS SO EXCITED!
I've decided that, even though everyone else seems to have these "perfect babies" that sleep all night and barely ever cry, I have a great baby too!! He is MY baby, why would I want someone else's?
Obviously some days are harder than others, everyone has their bad days. But if I really try to think about one thing - even if it's tiny - that has gone right during that day, I think I can manage.
So, turns out, striving to stay positive throughout every situation really is the way to go. Thanks mom.