Bedtime is not usually when I expect to see Nathan at his very sweetest. He is a very sweet loving boy in general. Nighttime is an unlikely time to see this exhibited for a few reasons:
1- he doesn't like to go to sleep - afraid he will miss something fun
2- he is consistenly the fussiest when he is tired.
We have a routine at bedtime. It is not very big or detailed like a lot of family's I have heard. Just simple, we walk to his room - have a vitamin - new diaper - pjs - ear drops if needed - then he sits on my lap (or sometimes Richard's), snuggles, and I rock him while we sing a song. The song is either a hymn or "Jesus loves me," or something like that.
For the past several weeks, if Nathan thinks the song was too short, or Mama didn't sing all the verses, he will push with his feet to start the rocking motion again. This is very sweet to me as he is not normally a snuggler and here he is asking for more snuggle time.
Just this week, he has started 'singing' along with me. Now, I haven't actually made out any words that he is singing, but he is singing - and usually by the second or third verse he pretty much has the timing of the song down.
It really does warm my heart.
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4 comments:
How sweet! Those moments are so short and precious... Thanks for sharing!
aww he is so sweet
love ya chrisi
enjoy those sweet memories, Ann! that's really special that you sing to him at night. soon you'll have two little boys to sing to...
Nathan is so sweet, it is so amazing how big he is getting. He knows there is a big change coming and that's prolly why he's been extra snuggly lately. Take advantage of it while you can! Within a year, he'll be wiping your kisses off like Robert does, LOL! Miss you to pieces!
Love you
Crystal
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