What I learn about God from being a parent - Punishment

So Bryan gave us an extremely difficult night last night. I am still feeling the affects and I'm sure as the day progresses my energy will deplete even quicker. Between the morning hours of 00:45am - 03:15am our beautiful son woke up and realised that he is sleeping alone and remembered that he has a slight cold. The combination seemed to elevate his need for either Kegan or myself to sleep with him in his bed or otherwise just stand and stare at him or in his words, "Mamma, staan!" He also pulled out all the stops when it came to being deliberately non-compliant and testing our patience and non-patience to the max with that being said , I am now honestly too tired to deal with him tonight and wonder what I will do when this working day comes to an end. I know it sounds really bad, but hey everyone needs a break. As i thought this thought it struck me how many times I test Gods patience, how many times I am deliberate and "non-compliant". Yet He never tires of me, day in and day out He has time for me and my  obnoxiousness and waits patiently for me to feel the quickening of the Holy spirit and repent and as we did last night I have to realize that my actions will have consequences, I must not be surprised when I receive a "spanking" or get sent to the corner ;) 
Thank you Lord for being God and I pray to be more like You in the way I deal with my son and the way in which I conduct myself around him. Help me be a better mother for my boy...and if I may ask, please can the next one be born with sleeping skills.