Usually bed time at our house is crazy and wild, dinner, baths, reading stories, crying....tonight was completely different than the norm. And nice. Luke went to sleep early by 6:45. Seems like day care wears him out by Friday and he is done. Sophie didn't nap today at day care, so I figured bedtime would be bad since she was crying on the way up the stairs.
Instead it was totally relaxed. Sophia took her medicine and we brushed her teeth. Then it was time for books. She looked at me and said, "chair." I sat down and pulled her up in my lap. We read Put me in the Zoo, which I would say she knows at least 75% of the words to. Next, she wanted The Lorax. I thought to myself, gosh, that s a long one, but started it anyway. She pointed out a couple things to me in the book, and then suddenly I looked down and she was asleep! Really?! This never happens. She was snuggled up to me and I loved it. As I sat and rocked her, I thanked God for such a wonderful, crazy, busy, loving, happy child. I thanked Him for letting me have her and asked Him to help me be a better Mom. I also thought back to reading her books 2 years ago, and how excited she was to open the Peek A Boo flaps to see the different babies in the pictures. Lots of things have changed in the last 2 years, but I am so blessed to have such a great girl. I honestly wanted to freeze this moment in time, snuggled with her and The Lorax. Finally I said the end, she woke up enough to say, "Bown bear, mommy" in the sleepiest voice. I simply said "Sophie, it is time to get in your bed." She hopped down and went straight to her crib. I covered her up with her blankets and told her how much I love her. She said, "mommy, mommy" in the sweetest voice, and I left her to have sweet dreams.
