Smiley Face

I recently heard that an infant’s fussiness peaks around 6 weeks. In my experience, that’s true. It actually makes sense when you think about it. Babies are more alert at 6 weeks than in their first few weeks of life, but they still can’t do a whole lot with their energy besides suck on something or cry.

It’s also been my experience that around 6 weeks postpartum I’m about to hit the bottom in terms of tiredness. It’s not the best combination. The peak of baby’s fussiness and the low of mommy’s exhaustion.

I think overall Autumn’s temperament is pretty mellow. But she is 5 weeks old and she’s definitely been crying more lately. She has no schedule yet and our nights are still full of ups and downs. She also has this incredible ability to sense when her older brother and sister have just been tucked into bed for naptime and she usually picks that moment to pop her little blue eyes open for a few hours of awake time with mommy.

Autumn can’t do much at this point. She can’t hold a rattle or sit in a bumbo or roll over. But there is one thing she’s recently learned. Something big. She can smile. And really, is any smile sweeter than a baby’s drooly, toothless one?

God’s timing is perfect. He knows exactly what will encourage a tired mom and He first gives it to her right when she needs it the most.

“Those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” – Proverbs 11:25b