Snoozing in the big bed
One week ago when Jan was in the US, including 3 weekend mornings, I allowed the boys the crawl with me in the big bed.
It all started with Beertje being awake and upset rather early: much too early for my own morning mood. Since he was so upset for some unknown reason, I doubted that I'd be able to put him back in bed successfully. So I proposed a win-win: we'd cuddle in my bed and snooze a bit together.
While I proposed the big empty spot on Jan's side, it took Beertje 2 seconds to nest on my pillow and leave me a tiny space next to him with the risk of rolling out of my bed. I wrapped my arm around him and he crawled sheek-to-sheek.
"ssst, let's sleep"
"ssst"
And so we lay in the dark, under the warm duvet, listening to and feeling each other's breathing. A little warm body crawled up against mine. Now and then he turns his head, looks at me, sighs and lays down again as proof he isn't asleep. But he isn't a little body in perpetual motion as his brother so we enjoy a period of quiet snoozing together in the dark, squeezed on one pillow in our little shared nest.
"Mamaaaaa, can I already get out of my beeeeed", it sounds from the baby phone next to my bed
"Yes, you can come to my bed", I answer in it.
(trip trip trip, the bare feet enter the room). Another body crawls under the duvet.
Within seconds there's giggling and pushing.
"Ssssst, let's sleep", I whisper against all odds
"Ok then" and they all lay down for a full 10 seconds.
Then teddybears start to move around, whispering picks up, there's rolling and moving and I lose the duvet on top of me several times. I lay still with my eyes squeezed in a small line...listening to the activity, observing with a smile, snoozing until the activity has grown too wild again and I need to tame it down for another 5 minutes until I give up and we get up.
It all started with Beertje being awake and upset rather early: much too early for my own morning mood. Since he was so upset for some unknown reason, I doubted that I'd be able to put him back in bed successfully. So I proposed a win-win: we'd cuddle in my bed and snooze a bit together.
While I proposed the big empty spot on Jan's side, it took Beertje 2 seconds to nest on my pillow and leave me a tiny space next to him with the risk of rolling out of my bed. I wrapped my arm around him and he crawled sheek-to-sheek.
"ssst, let's sleep"
"ssst"
And so we lay in the dark, under the warm duvet, listening to and feeling each other's breathing. A little warm body crawled up against mine. Now and then he turns his head, looks at me, sighs and lays down again as proof he isn't asleep. But he isn't a little body in perpetual motion as his brother so we enjoy a period of quiet snoozing together in the dark, squeezed on one pillow in our little shared nest.
"Mamaaaaa, can I already get out of my beeeeed", it sounds from the baby phone next to my bed
"Yes, you can come to my bed", I answer in it.
(trip trip trip, the bare feet enter the room). Another body crawls under the duvet.
Within seconds there's giggling and pushing.
"Ssssst, let's sleep", I whisper against all odds
"Ok then" and they all lay down for a full 10 seconds.
Then teddybears start to move around, whispering picks up, there's rolling and moving and I lose the duvet on top of me several times. I lay still with my eyes squeezed in a small line...listening to the activity, observing with a smile, snoozing until the activity has grown too wild again and I need to tame it down for another 5 minutes until I give up and we get up.
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Wat heb ik daarvan genoten :-) (ook voor mij eigenlijk wel troost in moeilijke dagen)