Thursday, April 21, 2011

Don't Be Alarmed...

...if, as you are getting ready for bed, you see the dirty clothes pile in your bedroom closet gently rise and fall...and as your curiosity leads you to move closer to the moving, dirty, clothing, you hear loud breathing and notice Brian's quilt on top of, said dirty clothes pile, and as you pull back the quilt you see Brian (who has had several nightmares, as of late) sleeping soundly atop your dirty laundry. (Was that a run-on sentence? Never mind, don't tell me, I'd rather not know.)

...and don't be surprised that you feel an incredible amount of love for your little man and a strange sense of relief that he was able to find comfort and safety among clothing that is in deep need of stain stick application.
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I'm not sure what moved me to actually post about discovering Brian sleeping in my closet. It was just one of those moments where I felt a deep and abiding love for one of my kids, ya know?
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Oh, and uh...Brian probably doesn't want anyone to know that he still sucks his thumb when he sleeps...so let's keep just keep that little tidbit of information to ourselves, shall we?
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9 comments:

Heather said...

Adorable! He looks like an angel. Which is why you felt so much love for him at that moment.

Dan said...

I love it! He is so precious. And let him know that I sucked my thumb till I was 9 or 10...not that I know he sucks his thumb...but if he does, not to worry. It's nothing some braces can't fix. :)

Tristan said...

That is just too cute!! I love watching my kids sleep. I feel overwhelmed with love for them while watching them sleep.

Anonymous said...

So cute. Why is it usually so much easier to reflect on how much you love your kids when they are SLEEPING!? I am the same way!

Annemarie said...

So sweet!

calibosmom said...

Cute!!! I still suck my thumb too and I think I turned out ok-just don't ask my husband-he might disagree...also, I used to sleep in the closet too. Being the youngest of 8 kids, it was the only place I found solace.

Nortorious said...

He looks so snuggly. Maybe next time trick him with clean laundry. Lure him in with the Tide.

Julia said...

Your boys are so cute.

Jaime said...

It's our little secret. And after paying my first round of braces bill this week--yank that thumb out-QUICK!!