Bedtime

After having a crazy day where Emily decided to whine half of it away, it finally came time for us to go night-nights. The nighttime routine can be a little drawn out, but she does fine most of the time-bottle, blanket, paci by her side, and music for her listening pleasure. If I forget to turn on the music, I'll sometimes hear a faint "mommy?" as I leave the room to which I respond, "Yes, Emmy". "Mugak" (yes, that's her word for music) is her usual request. Tonight was a little different. After going in the room twice already to fix a leaky bottle and to rock with her as she wasn't quite sleepy, I started getting impatient and was ready for her to lay down and actually go to sleep. (Yes, on occasion I do enjoy doing my Bible study without background noise.) I laid her in the crib, covered her with the blankie, gave her a paci, and told her night-night as I pulled the door closed. As I was exiting I heard a sweet, "mommy?" Her music was on, so of course I had to ask her what she wanted. "Yes, baby?" I responded. "Kisses?" Aaaw....that was a hard one to pass on. What a pleasant request. So...yes, I went back in and gave her kisses...and two more times after that. Maybe I'm a sucker, but I thought "why not? She's probably not going to do that when she's twelve."