I feel like this picture is true to Noah's personality... funny, quirky and fun loving... and most of the time he does this all in the same moment. Yet, there is a side of him that I am so thankful to see when most people (even Daddy) don't see very often.
Most nights, Daddy puts the big boys to bed and I put Noah to bed. We each have our own routine. Daddy reads and normally there is lots of giggles and some noises that Mommies don't like to hear. I normally read, do a little "baby massage" and then we sing a song and pray... Tonight was different. We had been out and it was already an hour past bed time. I was tired and I could tell Noah was too. So tonight we skipped most of the routine and went right to the song and prayers. But as soon as I put him in bed, he was crying, "please momma snuggle me". How could I say no?!
So we sat in the chair in his room... his little hands rubbing up and down my arm. Slowly he stopped rubbing and I could hear his breathing change over to sleep. There are so many days where we are so busy and things move so quickly I forget that he is just a little guy still. He talks like a 5 year old and keeps up with the big boys so well, but really he is still so small. I sat there, holding a sleeping Noah, and took a mental picture.
Now that all we have left to do is wait for a phone call from our Social Worker that we have been matched with a baby... I want to make sure that I take time to make special moments with my boys before life changes once again. I am so thankful for those boys, they have changed me and I will forever be indebted to each of them.
