Bed time can sometimes be tricky business when you're away from home. Our kiddos have such an awesome routine at home and go to sleep in a snap! Because we are all sharing a room, we have to make sure each kid is asleep before we leave the room. Usually we start with Hyrum because he is the most tired, and then Camilla comes up a little while later. The other night when I was putting Camilla to sleep she asked if we could cuddle in our big bed instead of her cozy floor bed. I scooted Hyrum over and layed with my girl until she fell asleep. I rubbed her back, scratched her arms (seriously feels good, try it), ran my fingers through her hair and drew all over her face with my fingers until her eyes got heavy and then rolled over to let her fall asleep. After I rolled over I felt a tiny hand on my arm. Camilla scratched my arm and rubbed my back for a few moments. Soon my eyes started feeling heavy. She finished off by running her tiny fingers through the stray strands of hair that had fallen from my pony tail. I got a little squeeze and then she fell asleep a few minutes later.
The second sweet moment was a couple nights later with Hyrum. The room was dark and it was later than usual. He tossed and turned on the big bed rubbing his face with his favorite fuzzy blanket from his Great Gramma Hudkins. He rolled over into me and his cold little cheeks pressed against my arm. Those long eye lashes of his tickled my arm as he slowly blinked. It wasn't long before they were still and his eyes shut. His breathing became heavy and his body sank into mine as he fell into a deep sleep. Not long after the baby in my belly started to kick at it's big brother. A moment I never want to forget.
With my babies getting so big, these moments are few. I was grateful that I was able to take a few minutes out of my day to snuggle them to sleep!
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