This morning at around 4:30 AM my two sweet kids were sneaking around whispering. Pete got up to send them back to bed. This type of activity is not usual but they were both excited about the play that they are working up with the neighborhood kids - they wanted to get working!
At 7:30 Gunnar came hopping into bed with me. "Mom, can I sleep with you?" Now usually that means, "Mom, can I wiggle around in your bed until you are completely awake?" But today he fell promptly back to sleep. Lucky boy. I didn't.
In his sleep he did a few jerks and grunts. Baby girl was doing her own morning movement. She started with hiccups, then moved on to other 'cat in a bag' strange movements. Wish I could figure out which parts are which.
It delights me to see my children sleeping. For brief moments they are my babies again.
And suddenly I realized that even though I am tired of being pregnant that this is the only time that I get to fully 'hold' this child. Very soon she will be set spinning, ever more out and away from me.
To everything there is a season. Delight in the moment.
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I like your translation of "can I sleep with you?" (LOL). It's why I rarely let J come in and sleep with us. I'm just too light of a sleeper.
There's nothing that humbles me more than seeing J sleeping. That he can be so at peace, so trusting, (so flexible!), and that I have the honor of being his Mommy.
Yes. Delight in the moment. Hold them close and open your hands to free them. Beautiful words, Gloria!
You make me excited to hold my own! :)
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