morning snuggles

I woke up this morning and there was a little girl in our bed.  I'm not sure when she joined us, but there she was snuggling Daddy and I.  I got up to get in the shower and told her "Don't worry, Daddy is here with you."  But she started to cry.  I asked her what was the matter.  She said "I want Mommy!"  Daddy tried to comfort her, but she cried.  I picked her up and hugged her and told her again "I have to get in the shower, but you can snuggle with Daddy."  She said "I go to my bed."  I brought her to her bed.  I got in the shower and got ready for work.  I went to get Gillian ready for school and she was sound asleep.  I'm sure she was exhausted from all of her late night adventures.  Daddy got her dressed and he asked her "Why did you come into our room?"  She said "There was something on manket."  "What was on your manket?"  She said "A starfish."  We are still not sure when she climbed into our bed or why she climbed into our bed.  But it was nice to get some early morning snuggles with our favorite little girl.

  

Early mornings

The past two mornings Gillian has woken up early. On Saturday she woke up crying. She told Daddy "I scared!" Since it was only 6, Daddy brought her into our bed. She snuggled up next to me. But she tossed and turned and never found a comfortable spot. So Gillian and I got up and went downstairs to play.

This morning Daddy got up with the dog and went downstairs to play his video game. He heard some footsteps on the stairs. He thought it was just John ( he is my early riser), but then he heard someone fall and start crying. Daddy found Gillian on the living room floor holding her blanket (manket). Daddy brought her upstairs to me and again Gillian snuggled up next to me. Before I knew it we were both asleep. John came in around 7:30 and tapped me on the forehead. I sent him downstairs to find Daddy. Gillian and I slept a little longer. By 8:30, Gillian was now horizontal on our bed and still sound asleep. She did not wake up until Duncan decided to join us.

I am loving all of this special time with my little girl, but I hope this has no become part of our daily routine. We will see what tomorrow brings.