Let sleeping babes lie

Holding a sleeping baby fills me with contentment.  Even when my biceps start to ache, my fingers tingle from lack of circulation, and my mind wanders to jobs that need doing, I'm loathe to lay my sleeping infant.down.  His smooth, relaxed features fill my heart with satisfaction.  His resting conscious could burst forth any moment; indeed not so long ago, his face scrunched, his voice wailing, I waited patiently for this calm after the storm.  It is mine.  I have earned it.  Now I hold on a little longer to my success.

Early morning love

My 5 A.M. this morning was feeding Hyrum, sending a dancing Naomi in to go pee, reassuring Samuel that I knew it wasn't morning yet, telling Samuel he could get up to go bathroom, too, discovering Naomi had peed on the kitchen floor, hearing from Samuel that he'd stepped in it, helping a very cheerful Naomi clean up that mess, and then miracle of miracles, Naomi, Hyrum, and Samuel all went back to bed! Even at 5 A.M. with pee on the floor, may I just say, "My kids are cute!"