Confession

I have a small confession to make. I have always said I don't like to be woken up early. Now though, I like it, no...I love it, when Lily comes into our room about 7 in the morning. She comes directly around the bed to my side, and I pick her up so she can lay down with us. For awhile she would stay right in between us. A few months ago though, Ryan and I got out of bed and she stayed there sleeping. We were in the other room when we heard a very sad sounding "Mommy?" I went back to our room, and Lily was sitting up; she said "I couldn't find you!" with tears in her eyes. Ever since then whenever she lays down with us, she has some part of her body touching me. Usually she puts her foot over my leg, but occasionally she snuggles right up next to me with her foot over my leg and her hand on my shoulder. At first, this annoyed me a bit because I couldn't move without waking her up; now though I love that this comforts her, and she sleeps soundly. We usually sleep for another 30-45 minutes like this, and then Lily wakes up and asks to watch cartoons. She enjoys being right there next to me while we watch cartoons for a few minutes before Mia gets up and it's time for breakfast. This is now a great way to start the day!