Sleep is optional

Hola - for those of you with kiddies you will understand and for those of you who are contemplating pro-creating please take this post in the spirit in which it is intended.

Parenting is the hardest job of all time - Obama or McCain will have it easy running the Country compared to running a household.
This may sound really bad coming from a father of 2 of the most beautiful, fun, annoying, loud, smelly, inconsolable, happy, playful, inconsiderate, loving, charming, humorous, intelligent, stubborn, forgetful, selective, obsessive, messy, warm and caring kids of all time. For you rookie parents out there (I myself am merely a 3 year veteran) you will inevitably come to a moment of clarity, a sort of self realization that you in fact are not in charge of anything. Despite the title of "Parent" or "Head of household" maybe even "Mr. Boss Man" you will realize that you have absolutely no control. For instance Sofia, my 12lb 9 week old baby will run this house with her eyes closed and mouth open, she dictates the lives of 2 full grown adults with professional level experience, college degrees, 5 years of marriage and 3 previous years of parenthood with Daniel. If she decides that Eileen or I should not sleep then so be it all it takes is a simple whimper or loud scream in the middle of the night, or she will dictate our eating schedule by remaining a perfect angel until the moment that our eating utensils touch our dinner plates. These are a few examples of the power that this little darling wields at any given moment.
To sum it up: I am merely stating that parents are both the luckiest and unluckiest of all God's creatures. I count it a blessing to have 2 children that I call "my own". When I lose sight of this blessing and get to the point of jumping out of a window I think about the fact that God in all His infinite wisdom, power, love, patience, and forgiveness (among other things) chooses to utilize these attributes by adopting me and billions of others into his family. It is hard to imagine the volume of parenting skills required to be the PERFECT parent to humanity. This simple truth helps me get through it - it definitely doesn't make it easier but it helps.

So to my Heavenly Father - Thanks for putting up with me...thanks for choosing to deal with someone who has probably drove you crazy time and time again, I ask that you help me realize when I am moving away from your will... oh and one more thing if you can help us out by keeping Sofia asleep at least 6-7 consecutive hours a night that would be great.