| I wish for anyone with kids to start their morning off with what I often experience with mine, it will make your whole day start simple and sweet and if you hold on to the thought no matter what life brings you that day, it will help you as it does me. It only takes a few minutes of your time, but is so worth it! My son sleeps with his Daddy, which I don't agree with because he has his own room and is getting too old now, but if it makes him feel secure and happy than so be it. My room is right below his, so when I know his daddy is leaving and hear his foot steps leave the room; I can't wait to run up there and snuggle with him or just lay there and watch him sleep, my Angel. When I reached the bed my babies eyes opened and since the day he was born he has always given me his biggest smile, even if he was cranky; how that makes me feel is priceless and unexplainable with words. I climbed in and he automatically snuggles up to me and looks up at me and says "Hi mama" he then lays his head on my chest, always over my heart. He loves to hear my heart beat, as I do his. He said "Mommy it is not sounding like it was before when I feel asleep that day listening to it." He sat up and said it sounds fast, like this "dunt dunt dunt da da da, it gets louder and faster and goes up up up" "I know Mommy it is a piano today!" I said "Maybe it was because I ran up the stairs after daddy left so I could lay with you, I miss you when your sleeping at night!" I then went to lay on his chest but before I did he said "Mommy, mine might be fast too, because I am so happy!" and I said "Why are you so happy this morning?" and he said "Because you are with me!" I can't tell you what my child does for me, or how he makes me feel. At moments like this I feel that him and I are the only two people on the earth! I then put my head over his heart and he saw me smile and said "What does my heart sound like?" and I said "It sounds like a tired little train" he was laughing, I love it! He said "Mommy you are right, because I am tired." It was this morning at 6:45am and being the night Owl like he is and staying up late, I knew he was tired. I was laying on my side and he went to listen to mine again, but he said that I had to lay on my back because my heart would not sound the same because it had rolled over, how he makes me laugh! He laid his little head on my chest again over my heart as always and he came up so quickly and was so happy and said "Mommy it is singing again!" "It sings all different kinds of songs!" and my reply was "You want to know why, because Mommy loves you so very much, it sings for you my baby and always will!" He hugged me tight and said "I love you too Mommy and when my heart isn't tired anymore, it will sing back to you!" I had to hide the tears in my eyes because I didn't want him to think that I was sad, but happy. Happy to have such a precious child. With most everything upside down in my life right now, it is my son who gives me that unconditional love and hope that everything will soon be ok again! He ended with "Mommy can I learn more about your other parts?" He started to get on his Pj bottoms and said his legs hurt because he slept on them too long and I said there are two reasons why they hurt, one because you are getting bigger and two with all your hard work at Karate your muscles are getting bigger and he said "oh yes they are, oh yes I am!" Every stair he walked down was followed by and ouch, all 15 of them. :O) May everyone out there experience a morning like mine, it doesn't have to be with a child it could be with the one you love that loves you back, one you can experience the simple things in life with, one who can forget for the moment all of life's challenges, obstacles and stresses, it only takes a few moments, but I can assure you that moment will last forever. All My Love, Daisy |