Last night, (or early this morning depending on how you want to look at it) Kendle woke me up because she had another nightmare. This usually happens at least 3-4 times a week. I know, I know mom, just getting paid back for my childhood leaps through the dark onto your bed. So I walk her back to her room, tuck her in, and am turning to leave when she says "blow me kisses mom". Let me explain a little bit here-
Our nightly bed-time ritual is that we read, say prayers, give each other a kiss, and then I blow her a kiss at the door so that she can catch it and stick it under her pillow to have good dreams. My daughter is very systematic and everything has to be just so, (hmm, don't know where she gets that from). Kendle remembers EVERYTHING, so if for example she happens to fall asleep on the couch and you put her in bed without this ritual, when she wakes up in the middle of the night she freaks out that she didn't get her kisses!
OK, so back to the story. Turning to leave she asks me to blow her a kiss. So I do, she catches it and sticks it under her pillow, and I can see her little mind at work. "What do you need?" I asked her, (almost falling asleep leaning against the door frame mind you) and she says that I better blow her some extra kisses to save underneath her pillow in case she has another bad dream, and then I won't have to come back in her room again. What a great idea! Why hadn't I thought of that? I guess it worked because she didn't wake up another time and slept on till morning. I love that my daughter thinks her mother's kisses are magical and strong enough to keep the bad dreams away and protect her while she sleeps.
I love that she ran up to me and gave me a big hug when I picked her up from kindergarten today. Those surprises are getting few and far between.
I love that Morgan is so happy to see me when he wakes up in the morning, and lays there cooing and talking while I drag myself out of bed. I love that he laughs at my silly faces and jokes while I get him dressed.
I love that my husband is getting my cupboard door fixed for me today and picking up a new cell phone charger for me since I can't find my old one. He really is a pretty thoughtful guy, when he gets around to thinking about being thoughtful. :)
I love that today is just a boring Tuesday, nowhere I have to be or anything important I have to do. Love it.
Our nightly bed-time ritual is that we read, say prayers, give each other a kiss, and then I blow her a kiss at the door so that she can catch it and stick it under her pillow to have good dreams. My daughter is very systematic and everything has to be just so, (hmm, don't know where she gets that from). Kendle remembers EVERYTHING, so if for example she happens to fall asleep on the couch and you put her in bed without this ritual, when she wakes up in the middle of the night she freaks out that she didn't get her kisses!
OK, so back to the story. Turning to leave she asks me to blow her a kiss. So I do, she catches it and sticks it under her pillow, and I can see her little mind at work. "What do you need?" I asked her, (almost falling asleep leaning against the door frame mind you) and she says that I better blow her some extra kisses to save underneath her pillow in case she has another bad dream, and then I won't have to come back in her room again. What a great idea! Why hadn't I thought of that? I guess it worked because she didn't wake up another time and slept on till morning. I love that my daughter thinks her mother's kisses are magical and strong enough to keep the bad dreams away and protect her while she sleeps.
I love that she ran up to me and gave me a big hug when I picked her up from kindergarten today. Those surprises are getting few and far between.
I love that Morgan is so happy to see me when he wakes up in the morning, and lays there cooing and talking while I drag myself out of bed. I love that he laughs at my silly faces and jokes while I get him dressed.
I love that my husband is getting my cupboard door fixed for me today and picking up a new cell phone charger for me since I can't find my old one. He really is a pretty thoughtful guy, when he gets around to thinking about being thoughtful. :)
I love that today is just a boring Tuesday, nowhere I have to be or anything important I have to do. Love it.
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Beautiful post Sarah. I also love the feeling that my children still think that a simple hug from mom can cure all of their woes. I know it won't last much longer, so I am savoring the feeling too.
I'm dreading the day when the kids get "too old" for hugs and kisses and it's no longer cool to have your mom come be a chaperone on the field trip. I just love this innocent age their at; elves and Santa are still a huge motivator. What will I do when that's not the case anymore?
So I was at my Dr.'s appointment today and she said she though the heartbeat was more consistent with the rate of a boy's heartbeat...I guess boy heartbeats are typically slower than girls? Has anyone ever heard this before? I have to say, I honestly don't care if it's a boy or a girl, I just wish I could feel confident about it one way or another so I can be as prepared as possible.
Augh - my biggest pet peeve. Change that "their" to they're...
Deb- never heard of the heartbeat being gender related. Morgan's was pretty fast, but my kids are hyper. Interesting.
I've heard that boys heartbeats are slower too! So, Deb, you may be getting a boy! What did the ultrasound say?? Or are they not sure?
Sarah, this post was so sweet. I love how Kendle loves your kisses enough to help the bad dreams go away. Tyler is so worried about bad dreams, that every night he prays that he won't have them! I just feel bad for the kids when they wake up with those bad dreams! I love the idea of blowing lots of extra kisses, to help! So cute!
Riley, way to go with fixing that cupboard door. I'm very impressed. And a new cell phone charger! So cool!
BTW, I forgot to tell you that I love the picture of Kendle and Riley on Game night! So cute!!
I absolutely love your bedtime ritual. Catching mom's kisses and putting under the pillow is such a cute idea. I'll have to remember that one. I think Kaiya would love it.
Debbie--my boy's heartbeat was in the 130's and my girl's heartbeat was in the 160's. My current baby's heartbeat is consistently in the 130's so I think it's a boy. I guess I'll find out in a few weeks.
Thank you for the feedback!
Kristen - Our ultrasound was a bit inconclusive, but the tech's guess was a girl based on the fact that she looked and looked for boy parts and couldn't locate any, but she never did get a solid look at girl parts either...
Lindsay - so interesting about your babies heartbeats. I honestly have never heard of the heartbeat being gender related... I'm very interested to find out what you're having! Best wishes and congratulations!
Sarah, I love this post...and I love this music. Meiko is awesome!
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