i went to work at 8a.m. yesterday. i arrived home this morning at 9a.m. yes, i was up all night. i work an "on call" schedule and, well, they called all night.
my sweet husband graciously manned the fort while i slept, but i just missed my little slobbery teething mess of a boy so much, i couldn't sleep for very long. that and the fact that some pipe outside decided to make a sound like a smoke alarm (?? what ??).....causing my husband to test the actual smoke alarm.....there was confusion and loud beeping and tears. lots of beeping and tears.
anyhoo...once i was up, the fun began. we snuggled. we laughed. we played with toys and changed clothes a few times (brooks, not me). i laid him under the playgym and watched for a while. he was so sweet, grabbing at things he couldn't reach until recently. he was kicking and laughing and i just couldn't stay away. so i crawled underneath the twirling birds and the laughing koala bear and the swinging hippopotamus to be with him. i smelled his sticky little boy who needs a bath smell. i laughed at the cold surprise of his wet, drool-covered hands on my cheeks. i gladly accepted the toes shoved into my face. and at some point, i fell asleep. i don't think it was for long, but all that tinkly music and twirling just sent me off to dreamland. i woke up to one of the wet hands on my face, saw the hippopotamus near my head, and laughed. brooks looked at me and smiled his mischievious "hi mom...i was awake while you were asleep!" smile.
he's growing up so fast. and i am so thankful for every second i have with him.
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