The Favorite Part of my day...

I LOVE being a mom! I love everything (well, ALMOST everything) about it! It really is the bravest thing I have ever taken on in my life. Even braver than thyroid cancer. seriously. Motherhood wears me out though. I used to be such a night owl. I would stay up way past midnight just doing nothing around my house. Now, I am EXHAUSTED by 9pm. What can i say? I have a VERY energetic child. The Energizer Bunny has nothing on Noah. It is worth it though.

Bedtime for Noah is usually 7pm every night. Some nights it is earlier and some later but 7 is mostly the norm. It has become my favorite part of the day. Sure, It is great because it is when Noah is asleep and I can get some "down time" but that is not why it is my favorite time of day. A few months ago Noah asked me if i would lay with him while he fell asleep. He was not feeling well that night so I caved on his request. Well, since then I have layed with him every night while he falls asleep. I can't believe I didn't do this sooner! I LOVE this time! Noah is so sweet, so funny, and loving in the 10 minutes it takes for him to fall to sleep. I get more hugs and kisses in those 10 minutes than I do all day! He cracks me up so much that some nights I have to turn away so he doesn't see me laughing. Like tonight, Noah was all curled up with about 8 stuffed animals all surrounding him and i was laying next to some of the stuffed animals when all of a sudden Noah screamed. I thought something was hurting him. He told me I was laying on Bala Pig's foot and that it might be hurting him. Yikes. After we got Bala Pig all settled in again, Noah rolls over and whispers in my ear "Mom, I love you, thanks for being the best mom, you remind me of Princesses Leia".

I mean, is there even a better compliment to be given by a 4 year old??? Thus, why bedtime is my favorite part of the day.