A good week!

Thursday night Aidan took a header into one of our end tables. I had been chasing him and so when he fell it was like I was watching it in slow motion. I quickly picked him up and noticed that we had blood. I carried him into the bathroom while yelling to Jamie that we had blood. I was also trying to tell myself not to freak out at the same time. Thanksfully, it did not bleed much at all and after he calmed down we realized that he really didn't break the skin much. It was more like a dent in his head. We thought for sure the next day he would have a black eye and/or his eye would be closed shut. However, so far, neither has come true.
Aidan and I have had a good week. I feel like we have gotten back into a good routine since the Christmas holidays. I know that sounds weird as Christmas was a month ago but when we got back from Michigan I had a couple of weeks where my patience level was rather low and he seemed to just test and push the envelope with me. I hated how I was reacting to him and I knew that there were even times that I would crush his little heart and later that would make me feel horrible. I have started praying every morning, before getting out of bed, that I would have lots of patience and love for him. The last couple of weeks have been really good.

I have also started going to our church's Women's Bible study on Wednesday's. I am in a group that is going through the book "Boundaries for Kids" and I think that this has been so good for me and Aidan as well. Aidan gets to play with other kids while I get a break and talk with other mom's. I have found it to be encouraging and has given me several tips on how to deal with boys. I am learning that I need to be more intentional on how I speak and give direction to Aidan. As a boy, he needs to have a lot more hands on instruction. When I give this to him he is more willing to follow my instructions. I love how when I learn new things and implement them and they work how life get's a little easier.