I do not think I am alone when I say I love to snuggle with my kids. I love the way they smell as the back of their head is at my nose. I love the way their little bodies fit snuggly within my bent body. I love that they love to snuggle with their mommy.
Of course, loving this has altered my proper parental judgment and has me lying next to them at bedtime when I should be making lunches. Or, worse, opening my arms and blanket to a sleepy boy in the middle of the night. I know I shouldn't. I know I should take them, any of them, all of them, back to their rooms teaching them that their own beds is where they belong. But, I don't! Not often anyway. I'd like to say that sharing a bed with them is all snuggles and warmth. A cozy family bed of bonding and love. But, it's not. And, yet, I let them in anyway.
No, with Chase, what starts out as a snuggle ends up with an elbow to the forehead and a fight for the blanket. But, yes, I still love snuggling with him. Who needs to sleep well?
Ryder, is another whole story. Ryder is an awesome snuggler and in many ways I want to sleep the night with my son in my arms. But, I can't. It is just not possible.
He grinds his teeth terribly. His mouth is amped, it must be, because the awful sounds of enamel scraping enamel is louder than anything I have ever heard. The other night I am pretty sure the Richboro Fire Department went into action.
I can be sleeping soundly, comfortably and dreaming of wildflowers dancing softly in the wind. Or, more likely, my recurring dream of being unprepared, yet again, for the big exam. Whatever dream it is, I will be rudely awakened by a picnic in the bed. A picnic of potato chips. BIG. STALE. Very, very stale potato chips being chomped on in my ear. My startle reflex has me jumping wondered if I ordered a bag of chips with my zzz's, only to realize it's Ryder and the teeth he is slowly widdling away to nothing.
Just for the record: We have been to the dentist who says teeth grinding is normal in children, (I can assure this is not normal, not at this volume), and that his teeth really are ok. For now!
Unfortunately, Turner seems to have the same nasty habit. He only has four teeth in his mouth yet I can hear it. All too well.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Little Love!
Ryder has always been a little lover. Since he was a tiny baby he made you want to snuggle with him. He had this way of curling into you forming a perfect nestle. He was warm, and cozy, and totally snuggable. He is very much still this way, though he may not always let on.
True, it is Chase who will ask so sweetly, "mommy will you cuddle with me and watch TV," a request that always has me drop whatever I am doing to oblige, and together we will sit entwined in a soft hug! I love those moments and cherish them while they last. Chase asks to cuddle a few times a week, and it could never, will never get old.
And, true, both boys will ask for a hug or to be held in a heart-melting sort of way, and it is no wonder I am often holding 30 pounds per hip.
But still, it is Ryder that has that natural way of cozying into you when you least expect it. He may not ask to cuddle for that is not his way. Instead, when the moment lends itself to a snuggle-up, he has this way about him that makes you want to hold him forever. At night, when I lay in bed with each of them on occasion, Ryder will lace his fingers in mine and lay nose to nose. He has a soft touch that quickly reminds me that below his fearless skin is my sensitive boy!
Two weeks ago we had my cousin Sarah's wedding. Chase and Ryder were the ring bearers and it was a wonderful event.
The photographer had taken the whole wedding party outside for group pictures. Chase and Ryder were amazingly cooperative as I stood back and watched with pride. Suddenly, Ryder ran away from the group and towards me. When I asked him what he was doing he looked at me and said "I just need to give you a kiss, mommy!". Which he did, then went back to the pose.
I was tickled like a school girl!
He does that time and again. He will be acting all cool and will stop to give his mommy a kiss, or a hug, or both!
The wedding party picture after the "kiss your mama" break!
True, it is Chase who will ask so sweetly, "mommy will you cuddle with me and watch TV," a request that always has me drop whatever I am doing to oblige, and together we will sit entwined in a soft hug! I love those moments and cherish them while they last. Chase asks to cuddle a few times a week, and it could never, will never get old.
And, true, both boys will ask for a hug or to be held in a heart-melting sort of way, and it is no wonder I am often holding 30 pounds per hip.
But still, it is Ryder that has that natural way of cozying into you when you least expect it. He may not ask to cuddle for that is not his way. Instead, when the moment lends itself to a snuggle-up, he has this way about him that makes you want to hold him forever. At night, when I lay in bed with each of them on occasion, Ryder will lace his fingers in mine and lay nose to nose. He has a soft touch that quickly reminds me that below his fearless skin is my sensitive boy!
Two weeks ago we had my cousin Sarah's wedding. Chase and Ryder were the ring bearers and it was a wonderful event.
The photographer had taken the whole wedding party outside for group pictures. Chase and Ryder were amazingly cooperative as I stood back and watched with pride. Suddenly, Ryder ran away from the group and towards me. When I asked him what he was doing he looked at me and said "I just need to give you a kiss, mommy!". Which he did, then went back to the pose.
I was tickled like a school girl!
He does that time and again. He will be acting all cool and will stop to give his mommy a kiss, or a hug, or both!
The wedding party picture after the "kiss your mama" break!
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