It’s 2am and the alarm clock in your little head goes off. Your awake! I hear you in your bedroom beginning to recite a Dora show.
You come down from your bed and run to my bedroom. You lie down next to me. I hug you and gently kiss your cheek. I rub your back softly, hoping you will fall back to sleep, but you do not. We leave our warm bed and off to the living room we go. I stop in your bedroom and get your favorite pillow and blanket. I fix up the sofa for you with hopes that maybe you would lay down there and fall back to sleep. But, instead you begin to spin around in circles, and start to laugh uncontrollably. I cannot resist your laughter. We laugh together. You hold out your hands to me. You want me to spin with you. I begin to spin with you, and we fall down on the sofa laughing. For sure, your not going to sleep for a while.
A few hours have gone by, we giggled and we watched your favorite TV shows. We played a few games. I made you a toasted bagel with cream cheese, your favorite. It’s almost 5am now, I have one eye open and one eye closed. I tell you to lie down with me on the sofa. You say “No”. Finally you come over and sit and watch TV. You lay in my arms and my heart melts. Your hugs fill me with joy.
It’s 6am now, and you’re beginning to come down from your excitement. Your little body is now crashing. You’re laying on me and I notice you falling asleep. You reach for your blanket and pull them up to your neck. Within seconds your sleeping. I kiss your cheek and lie down on the sofa next to you.
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Dear Son:
I love you with all my heart. I hope that when you’re older you would be able to read these blogs. These are our special moments. Even though I’m so sleepy, I wouldn’t change our time together.
Love Mom
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