Drink It In

It's not just coffee I'm drinking up today.  I woke up a few minutes before 6:00 AM this morning and realized that Dylan didn't wake in the night (he gave a solid 9 hours last night, though I only got about 7 hours of straight sleep).  I jumped out of bed and checked on Dylan to make sure he was okay.  Sure enough he was all nice and cozy in his swaddle, snoozing away.  I figured while I was up I would go ahead and pump.  I climbed back in bed and snuggled Danny for a bit while I waited for Dylan to wake up.  He finally woke up around 6:40.  I went in and fed him in the glider and after he was done he fell asleep on my chest.  Normally I would bring him back to our bed and doze in and out of sleep until Marissa wakes up.  Instead I decided to soak up the quiet, Dylan resting on me, giving a little grin as I rubbed his hands and whispered sweet nothings to him.  Taking in the sweet baby smell.  Before I knew it the sun was up and it was no longer dark outside.  It's moments like that you sometimes take for granted.  You get so busy with schedules and to-do lists and you forget to drink in life, your sweet babies, your husband.  Marissa greeted me with a sweet "hiiiii" and a kiss as I got her out of her crib then she proceeded to tell me all about "Teddy" and Minnie Mouse (her two lovies she sleeps with).

So drink it in.  Take a minute to enjoy the day.  Stop for a second and be thankful for what you have today and worry about what you don't have another day.

I took this photo a few days ago.  Dylan and Daddy sleeping, they look like twins. :)