Wednesday, January 17, 2018

M's Big News

If you have followed our trauma story though the years, you know that our M holds a lot of anxiety within him.  This anxiety is very powerful at night and has resulted in me sleeping with him for years and years.  This Saturday a miracle occurred.  M slept on his own in his room for the first time in several years!!!!!  He even got up in the night and used the bathroom... ON HIS OWN!  These are HUGE milestones for our family.  We are so proud of him and this new level of independence and trust.  We are thankful that we stayed the course with him and that in a time that was not our time he has transitioned to this new sleeping arrangement without rage, panic or fear, but with joy and confidence.  I even heard him tell someone yesterday that he is sleeping better than he did when I was in the room.  We thank God for this answered prayer!  We also must acknowledge that his dose of anxiety meds was increased this month.  We know this could have helped contribute to his confidence in sleeping alone.

Thank you for your continued prayers for our family on this trauma parenting journey.  We have had a very challenging month and we treasure each prayer and we are thankful for moments to share praises like the above.

Posts about our Christmas Day and our Christmas Roadtrip are in the works, but they might not be published the next couple of days.  We will see how productive I can be.  There are lots of photos to caption and stories to recount.  I am excited to share them with you very soon!

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