"Mama, I need your arm on me." I never let my kids sleep in the bed with me.....ever. With all that's been going on and knowing they're stressed, though, I decided to let my smallest one sleep in the bed with me. She's 6 1/2 years old and probaby one of the sweetest children I know, barnone. She charms every single person that she meets. But I digress....
So there she is, cuddled up in her princess blanket with her wanky (her special blanket...and yes, that's how we refer to it in this house) and my comforter over the top of her and she wakes me up out of a dead sleep to say, "Mama, I need your arm on me." Despite being exhausted and not feeling like waking up to even respond, I put my arm over her and she just mumbled, "Thank you mama" and was back to snoring. I couldn't help but smile because I know that someday she'll outgrow these moments and I'll wish I'd have cherished them more.
With everything that's going on, I am taking my life one moment at a time and trying to focus on cherishing the tiny things in life...the things that I know I'll remember. I have to keep it short today but I encourage her to do it.
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