An aha moment

I've spent hundreds of dollars on books, bedding, different white noises, audio, and a behaviorist which has led to hours of reading, internet searching, discussing, questioning, praying, sadness, exhaustion and crying (my tears and Kelso's). I've felt the pride of small successes, the pain of regression and the exhaustion of not sleeping for months on end. I've complained, I've bragged and I've sulked but after all is said and out done, out of all of this time, money and effort, I have come to the conclusion that we as mothers need to just believe in ourselves.

I'm pledging to not search the internet constantly for answers and or ideas. I'm pledging to believe in myself, my child, my ethics and our family values. I love my child more than words and because of that I will not compare him to others. Every child is different and even within my own upbringing that is obvious as each of my siblings were raised differently and raised to their individual needs. From here on out I will follow my mommy intuition because it's the strongest and best information there is.

I don't need someone telling me horror stories about what will happen if I don't or do whatever the newest idea is. I believe each of us knows what is right for our child(ren). My child is loved and I'm doing the best I can for him. I'm not going to categorize our parenting as any buzzword. I'm not going to over parent him. We're going to play outside, get dirty, have fun, make mistakes and learn together, isn't that what life is all about. Embracing each and every second while we learn from them by living? Not by just reading about it. I want us as a family to seize each and every day with balance, love, boundaries, worldly explorations, fun, manners, and responsibility.