Last night was a crazy night. For some reason I decided to make cookies after dinner. What was I thinking? I believe our baby boy is cutting a tooth. He was clingy and sad all day with the odd smile here or there. He sat in his bouncer while Camilla and I mixed up some cookie dough. Pan one made it's way in and out of the oven. Pan two was slow going as I instructed Camilla to talk to her little brother, get him toys, and put the teething ring into his mouth to stop his crying. Pan two went into the oven.
Then I heard the saddest cry ever from my baby boy, and saw a frightened look on my two year olds face. Poor girl was doing so good helping calm her baby brother, but it wasn't working any more. While I bent down to pick Hyrum up to console the poor kid, there was a knock at my door. Off we went for a short doorstep visit, talking over the screaming babe with toddler attached to my leg.
Pan three made it out while I bounced my crying boy and then I shut off the oven for the night. I looked up at the clock which told me it was 8:30 and time for the children to find their cozy beds. I wrapped up Hyrum in his blanket and put his cheek close to mine as I trudged up the stairs behind Camilla, one step at a time. We finally made it to the top and she hopped up into her bed. "Where's my sippy?" I let out a gentle sigh as I sat on the edge of her bed with crying babe. "Why don't you go downstairs and get it sweetheart, it's on the couch." "Otay!".
She stood at the top of the stairs. "Guess what Daddy?" step
"Guess what?" step...All the way down the stairs.
Finally Hyrum calmed down, scrunched up his little body, and snuggled in close. I layed sideways across Camilla's bed with Hyrum on my chest as I listened to her feet run down the hallway and into the office. My eyes slowly closed for a quick rest while I waited on Camilla's return.
"Guess what Daddy?"
"What?"
"Guess what? I love you, SOOOO much!"
"I love you too Camilla!"
My heart melted at the sound of her sweet little voice. I love that voice. So sincere.
"I'm going to bed Daddy. Need-a sippy..."
She hugged and smooched her Daddy good night.
"Night Daddy. See you in the mornin'. Have good seeeep. LOVE you!"
Her feet ran back down the hallway, and she stood at the bottom of the stairs for a few seconds and then she yelled back to her Daddy, who was hard at work once again.
"See ya in the mornin' Daddy! Night!"
And back up she came, one step at a time.
Clunk, clunk, clunk
I placed my sleeping baby in his crib. Lifted Camilla into her bed. She lay her baby doll on one side, her teddy on the other, and then carefully lay herself in the middle of the two. I Kissed her on the forehead, and told her I loved her as I pulled the blankets up to her chin. Then I snuck down our creaky stairs so I wouldn't wake up Hyrum who was finally contently resting in the comfort of his crib. Pan four and five made it in and out of the oven. My cookie jar was full, and so was my heart.
Then I heard the saddest cry ever from my baby boy, and saw a frightened look on my two year olds face. Poor girl was doing so good helping calm her baby brother, but it wasn't working any more. While I bent down to pick Hyrum up to console the poor kid, there was a knock at my door. Off we went for a short doorstep visit, talking over the screaming babe with toddler attached to my leg.
Pan three made it out while I bounced my crying boy and then I shut off the oven for the night. I looked up at the clock which told me it was 8:30 and time for the children to find their cozy beds. I wrapped up Hyrum in his blanket and put his cheek close to mine as I trudged up the stairs behind Camilla, one step at a time. We finally made it to the top and she hopped up into her bed. "Where's my sippy?" I let out a gentle sigh as I sat on the edge of her bed with crying babe. "Why don't you go downstairs and get it sweetheart, it's on the couch." "Otay!".
She stood at the top of the stairs. "Guess what Daddy?" step
"Guess what?" step...All the way down the stairs.
Finally Hyrum calmed down, scrunched up his little body, and snuggled in close. I layed sideways across Camilla's bed with Hyrum on my chest as I listened to her feet run down the hallway and into the office. My eyes slowly closed for a quick rest while I waited on Camilla's return.
"Guess what Daddy?"
"What?"
"Guess what? I love you, SOOOO much!"
"I love you too Camilla!"
My heart melted at the sound of her sweet little voice. I love that voice. So sincere.
"I'm going to bed Daddy. Need-a sippy..."
She hugged and smooched her Daddy good night.
"Night Daddy. See you in the mornin'. Have good seeeep. LOVE you!"
Her feet ran back down the hallway, and she stood at the bottom of the stairs for a few seconds and then she yelled back to her Daddy, who was hard at work once again.
"See ya in the mornin' Daddy! Night!"
And back up she came, one step at a time.
Clunk, clunk, clunk
I placed my sleeping baby in his crib. Lifted Camilla into her bed. She lay her baby doll on one side, her teddy on the other, and then carefully lay herself in the middle of the two. I Kissed her on the forehead, and told her I loved her as I pulled the blankets up to her chin. Then I snuck down our creaky stairs so I wouldn't wake up Hyrum who was finally contently resting in the comfort of his crib. Pan four and five made it in and out of the oven. My cookie jar was full, and so was my heart.
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