It has happened to every mom, when your kid falls asleep at the worst possible time. Today was Easter, sugar mania. We had a big fun day of church, easter dinner and some easter egg hunting and playing with the new playdough the Easter bunny brought. By the time things had calmed down Deacon laid on my bed and his little eyelids look mighty heavy. Yup 6:00 and the boy is drifting to sleep.
Now I have a choice. I can:
A) close my eyes ma self!
B) bribe him to wake up with ice cream cones! trips to the park! going to his cousins Wills' house!
C) contemplate putting him in bed for the night, will he sleep the night through??
D) Pick up his sweet tired little body wrap it in a blanket and snuggle him within a inch of his life.
What would you choose? I chose D and it was oh so good. I laid down with him on the couch and smelled his skin and kissed his cheeks, all the things my almost 4 year old does not really let me do. I snuggled him and thought about things that are weighing heavy on my heart and my mind, suddenly I felt lighter and more peaceful. After my 15 minutes of snuggling I woke Deacon up with the promise of riding his bike around the block (!) So I suppose the nap actually came and the exact right time. Happy Easter one and all!
8 comments:
so sweet! They are really so little still, like big babies.
this sounds like the best thing ever. well-chosen.
I wish they would just quit growing for a minute!
What a sweet mom!
You are such an amazing mom Soph! I hope I can be like you :)
Good work! And excellent choice.
Thanks for sharing! I love it.
cuddling is the best choice possible, in almost any situation. there's nothing like snuggling with a little one :)
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