But as I am heading for bed, I hear the pitter patter of little footsteps heading down the hall. A groggy Ava stops and looks at me and says, "I don't want to go to sleep."
She climbs up in my lap. We talk and giggle and play. She snuggles into my chest. We pull a piece of cake out of the refrigerator and munch for a minute.
I ask Ava if she is ready for bed. She says, "Maybe I can sleep in your bed tonight?"
How can I resist those big brown eyes staring up at me?
In that moment all the parenting books and schedule and structure go out the window.
Because she needs a little time to snuggle and feel special.
And truth be told... so do I.
5 comments:
hey, i could have snuggled with you!
I wish I had cake in my fridge last night.
Cake is nice - snuggling and cake - much, much nicer!
Haha! The comments are funny;) That's so sweet!
I'm sure y'all all could have snuggled together for some extra "specialness"!
Lately Austin has been reluctant to go to bed, he's just too busy for sleep. So almost every time he's getting into bed, he'll look at me with his arms out and says "I want to hold you Mommy." Which means "I want you to get into bed and snuggle Mommy." At first I thought, maybe this is not a habit I want to start! But just like you said, all that parenting stuff goes out the window sometimes. I mean, how much longer will he ask me to do things like this? So I squeeze in next to him (he still sleeps in his convertible toddler bed!) and have such a sweet little time of cuddling. It's the best! I really don't mind if I have to do it for a few minutes every night.
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