It is pretty late, and I probably should be in bed instead of blogging. The last of my children finally fell asleep though, and my mind is full of little moments from my day that I don't want to forget. Our day started early this morning and went non-stop until just a few minutes ago with babysitting, fulfilling church callings, feeding the littles, and baking twelve loaves of bread tonight (for a RS activity). By 8:00am this morning, I had already cried my eyes out a few times because I missed Mr. Stannix, I was super tired, and we couldn't even manage to make it through family prayer without the boys fighting. I took a good ten minutes to feel sorry for myself, then said a prayer and got back to work fulfilling my mommy duties and loving my children.
At some point this afternoon Camilla was looking for a favorite stuffed animal. I really wanted to help her look, but I had to finish a few things first in preparation for the evening. A couple of minutes later she came upstairs with a huge smile on her face and the lost stuffie in hand. "I said a prayer to find it, Mom! And it worked!" My heart melted. One of her favorite primary songs as of late is "I'll Seek the Lord Early". She can sing it word for word, and had been humming it all afternoon. She told me how she had been singing that song in her head and it made her think of praying. It was a proud Mommy moment for sure.
Auntie Naomi kindly watched the littles for me while I baked bread with the RS sisters upstairs. We had such a good time visiting and eating warm bread! By the time everyone left, it was pretty late. I thought for sure the kids would zonk out as soon as their little blonde heads hit their pillows, but it was not so, not for Joseph anyways. Every night when I put this guy to bed I wonder to myself how he makes me feel so grouchy, yet makes me laugh all at the same time. I love the way he has to flip his little pillow over each night before he can fall asleep. After the 20th time I put him in his bead, he told me he wanted his "warm" which is his heat bag. I warmed it up for him and tucked it by his toes where he likes it. Next, he needed "More Wa-wa Mommy!" I filled his sippy, and tucked him in again. This time he patted his pillow, asking me to lie with him. I ran my fingers through his hair and all around his face until he got sleepy. Then I watched him as he drifted off. Once his little body relaxed, he melted into me and began to breath deeply. I snuggled into him, my hand across his tummy and wished I could just stay there forever.
It's so easy to forget how fast they grow. I don't usually like to get my kids in the habit of me having to lie with them to get them to sleep, but I do cherish those moments, once in a while, when we get to snuggle to sleep together. My body was so tired and welcomed the stillness of the night.
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