The other night, I had N in bed next to me. She woke up crying and I (against my better judgment but who has good judgment in the middle of the night) got her out of bed. It's a bad decision with N because once she's out of bed, she doesn't go back to sleep for hours. She'll lay in bed next to you, stare into space, babble, and poke you, but never sleep. And don't you dare try to put her back in her own bed or she will commence sobbing, which will most certainly wake her brother up. As she lay in bed next to me, staring wide awake into the darkness, I snuggled up to her and tried to doze myself. I felt her little hand reach out and touch my shoulder. Most likely, she was making sure I didn't try and leave her, but my heart swelled up so huge just then. These are the moments, I thought to myself, however exhausting they may be right now, that you will miss when they're gone. When these two precious babies are even just a little bit bigger, and they start talking and jumping and going to preschool and everything else.
These are the moments you'll miss.
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sometimes I wish those tender moments didn't come so frequently when I'm far too tired to appreciate them or even to have more than one eye open at a time. But I'm guessing that these tender moments happen precisely when they do as little tender mercies to keep us going, to remind us why we thought parenthood was a good idea in the first place. Glad N blessed you with a little love mixed in with her nocturnal events to keep you going!
so sweet, tennille.
Good for you for stopping and realizing that. I'm with Ang..I seem to miss a lot of these cause they come in the middle of the night. I will say after reading a friend's post about that tender time of being all alone with the baby in the nighttime hours I have appreciated it a little more.
Until they are almost five and still sneak into your bed at night! :) No, really, I can't believe they are walking. They are growing up so fast. Enjoy it while you can!
I think that all the time - and probably forget 90% of the things I vow to remember. But on a side note, there is nothing better in the world than babies in footie pajamas.
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