Snuggles

Last night Joelie didn't go to sleep very early. She had a late nap so her schedule was thrown off a bit. I ended up letting her come to bed with us for a little while. She got right in the middle of us and talked and talked and talked. Despite being exhausted I loved listening to her. What's really cute is she repeats whatever Casey tells her to say. It cracks me up because he has her say some of the craziest things! Plus toddler language is just adorable!
I ended up taking her back to bed about 2am. It's very hard sleeping with a toddler kicking you every few minutes.
This morning I woke up at 5:30 to Chase asking me to change his TV to Nick Jr. On the way in there he asked me if it was early morning or late at night! :) About 30 minutes later he was back in our room wanting to get in bed with us. So I let him.
He's my snuggle bug. He was in our room every single night sleeping at the foot of our bed well after Joelie was born. It took a lot to get him into his room and we are glad that he's in there... but I enjoyed every moment I had with him snuggling with me. He's my baby boy!
Of course I couldn't go back to sleep so I just looked at Chase while he was sleeping. I thought about how much he and Joelie look alike and how in a few months I'd lose my baby to kindergarten. I also noticed that he was snoring in unison with Casey!! They sounded exactly the same!

Its moments like this that make being a mom and wife well worth all the stress of maintaining a busy household. No matter how little sleep, no matter how exhausted or stressed out I get...  I cherish these moments more than anything. I'm very blessed to have such a wonderful husband and amazing kids!