One Smile

Although there have been a few several wonderful nights here, there are more unpleasant nights than fabulous ones, I'm afraid. Isla has a tooth coming in so that full night sleep that has been so elusive around here has become even more of a rare thing.

I love my kids. And, I love that I get to by their mama. But, some nights seem so long. so.so.so.long.

The other night, Sahara woke up crying, which, since they share a room, woke Isla up and they took turns basically for a while. I went in, going back and forth between both girls, and finally sent Sahara into our bedroom to snuggle with Ja. After a sad attempt at getting Isla to fall back asleep, I decided to take her into our room. The four of us, again, would be trying to fit comfortably in a queen sized bed.

Up until this point, I had been patient. But, after realizing that they would both be in bed with us, I remembered very clearly just how wonderful it is when there are only two people in that bed. And, that's when I got discouraged and a bit impatient. I walked into our bedroom where Ja and Sahara were snuggling in bed, with Isla on my hip ready for another night of tossing and turning with both girls trying to sleep on top of my chest or kicking me all night. Deep breath. Get ready...

Except that as soon as I walked in, Ja reached for Isla, who instantly went right to him and laid right down on his chest and closed her eyes. And, Sahara came right to me and snuggled down and closed her eyes. And, even though they were both on their way to slumber land, I was still wishing they would sleep in their own beds. But, at that moment, I looked over at Ja who was looking at me and he gave me a sweet smile before closing his eyes.

One smile. That is all it took to make me change my perspective. Make me so thankful for my babies. Make me realize just how much I love that I have two babies that wake me up at night. And, make me absolutely adore the fact that there are four of us trying to squeeze onto a queen sized bed.