Listening to the Spirit

Sometimes it's amazing how quickly you get an answer to a prayer. And I think it's so neat how the Lord will help us even when it is with simple things. Last night was Jordyn's birthday party and I don't know if it was because there were so many people and distractions or what but she would not eat very well. She would take a couple of bites and then start spitting. We kept trying throughout the night and she would take a few bites and be done. She ate some cheerios finally and a full bottle of milk before she went to bed and was so tired from the festivities that she zonked out quickly. I was expecting a deserved nice night of sleep. I was wrong!! Jordyn started screaming at 12:30 a.m. Since she has had a bad diaper rash, I went in to check to make sure she hadn't pooped. She hadn't and she quickly fell asleep again in my arms. I put her down thinking I get to back to sleep (I was in a deep slumber when she decided to wake up) but I was wrong again. About five minutes later she woke up again. Since Travis was still up, I asked him to cuddle her. He did and put her down and about five minutes later, she started screaming again. This isn't normal J.J. so we wondered if she was gassy with having bites of cake and various treats that she had never had before. Travis gave her gas drops while I changed her diaper and put cream on (just in case). I sang to her again and put her down. It looked like she was going to be good but then five minutes later, she started screaming again. At this point, I was ready to let her cry because she had been changed and everything was fine. I was thinking that she just wanted to be held while she slept! I listened as she screamed and I was so frustrated because I was so exhausted. I said a quick prayer that she would be comforted so that she would be able to go to sleep. I laid in bed while I listened to her and it came to me that she was probably hungry. I jumped up and ran downstairs to get her some milk. She snatched that milk right out of my hands and when she was done, I took her back into her room to cuddle her for a few minutes before I put her down. Once she saw her bed, she pulled away from me to get into her crib. I put her down and didn't hear another peep from her until 7:45 this morning. That was exactly what she needed and wanted and I am so thankful that my prayer was answered and we could all get some much needed sleep;)