naptime

adi waking up from her nap, about 6 months old.

(and she still had more hair than ana right now!)

a few days ago I was putting adalie down for a nap. we always have a routine which is for adi to drink her milk while we cuddle very close(she scoots herself right next to me, so close we’re kinda squished together. i love it.) and she plays with my hair. then she hands me her juice cup when she’s done and she lifts up her minnie mouse pillow and lies it on my chest and then lies on top of me. she scoots up her head until it’s touching my chin and I scratch her back and her head until she falls asleep. and then after i make sure she’s fallen asleep, i fall asleep too.

i treasure our nap times so much. one time a few months ago she told me she didn’t want to lie on my chest to sleep. it made me so sad and i wanted her to lie on my chest so bad that i threatened to leave the room and make her fall asleep by herself if she didn’t lie on my chest. so she lied on top of me and since then, she’s never told me otherwise. i don’t care if i threatened my child, i want her to sleep on my chest forever! 🙂

so the other day after she drank her milk and got her pillow on me and lied on top of me, i whispered to her, “I love you forever, Adi.” then she whispered back to me, “I love you forever too.” and I started crying! I had tears streaming down my face because her voice didn’t sound like a 2 yr. old child, she sounded so grown up and more like a teenager. then i thought about how i only have 15 more yrs. of her until she leaves for college(don’t mention it, i get so sad everytime I think about it), how long she would want to lie on my chest to nap, how long until she wants to spend every waking moment with me right next to her, how long until she stops asking me “why?” on everything because she’ll realize I don’t know everything or simply don’t want my advice or answer, oh man I’m tearing up again! am i pregnant? haha don’t worry, i assure you i’m not.

people say kids this young are the golden years, before they go to school, since you’ll get to spend 24/7 with them. as much as sometimes i wish they would leave me alone and give me a little space, most of the time, I love it. I really love it so much.

mommy loves you adi and ana. forever.