For the last two years or so after we tuck the boys in at night one of them will always ask if I can lay down with them. At first my heart melted and I all but jumped in bed... I may have even fallen asleep a few times and then it got to be EVERY night and I had to start saying no. I then realized that just laying down with them for a little while would not hurt... laundry could wait to be folded, my shower could wait another 10 minutes and the clutter could stay on the floor a little longer.
When Luke was smaller he NEVER wanted anyone to lay with him or cuddle with him when he was sleeping. Jonah is like velcro to me, (daddy is too hot). Now that Luke is asking I know that this time will soon pass and they will not even want me in their room! So for now I will expect to hear my sweet Luke say these words to me every night after we tuck him in, "mom, will you lay with me for a little". I will then crawl in the bed, he will put his arm around me and say, "I love you mom".
One day it will end, my heart will break and I will be so thankful that I crawled in bed and got my cuddles while they were still giving them away. Jonah is on the top bunk right now so I do not crawl up, he will get my cuddles in three months (when they switch bunks)!
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