We were up with the sun; he was hungry and I was tired. Through blurry vision I lifted him out of the crib, his eyes still shut tight, muffling fusses into my shoulder. I turned on the light and he sneezed five times in a row, just like he does most mornings. Fresh diaper, a belly kiss, and one giant smile later, we migrated back to the big bed. I could see a hint of sunrise peeking through the window blinds, and stopped to take a picture from our bedroom balcony.
Brett had already left for work. It was just us, no plans for the day, nowhere to be, no reason to get out of bed. The house was silent, and his eyes were slowly closing with each little gulp. He reached his tiny hand up to my face to play with my chin, and I pretended to eat his fingers. As soon as he finished, in one fell swoop, I rolled him over on his belly and curled up next to him. I pulled the covers up and tucked us in as we began a very intense staring contest. He smiled first, he always does, and I proclaimed myself the winner.
He babbled, he blew bubbles, he smiled again. I watched him silently, thanking God for making me a mother. Not five minutes passed before he fell asleep. I felt my own eyes getting heavy, and eventually closed them to the sound of tiny breaths and the scent of clean baby hair. We stayed like that for an hour and a half, and it was perfect.
I know Everett will be crawling soon, walking soon, constantly squirming soon, but for now? For now my goal is to start Mondays off slow, peaceful, quiet, and full of gratitude.
How do you like to start your week?
I usually get at 4am to work out. Then I come home and get ready for the day. I love the quiet time before I have to wake up the kids and get them going on the day.
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that sounds like a dream.
i am not sure i could get Roo to lay still long enough to sleep with me in my bed, but i dream that some day it will happen.
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I love every word of this …..good for you for taking it all in. It’s so easy to get caught up in “getting through the day” mode….Enjoy all of your beautiful Mondays my friend.
Such a beautiful image Ashlee, thank you for sharing! I will re-read this post over and over when it’s 2am and I’m at the end of my rope! =]
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What a perfect way to start the week. Enjoy these last few weeks (yes, weeks!) of your noncrawling little man. We started our morning off by breaking my fountain in the backyard and learning how to climb on the hearth and walk over to the bookshelf so that we could throw every single book on the ground (after tasting them first of course). Not complaining at all though, it was pretty hilarious! Just NOT relaxing
Lovely! Our kids are all in school, so mornings are chaos. I often think back to those mornings when it was just Tyler and I and then just Tyler, Lily and I. Sadly, chaos is all Charlotte knows.
The plight of the third born!
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our mornings are very similar though i think i’m asleep before he is. i know he’s stretching next to me in the dark and then i wake up an hour later to his little noises. i should really try and keep my eyes open. ha.
beautifully written, so glad you shared.
this is so sweet and simple. that baby of yours is a keeper.
also, i REALLY need to wake up earlier. thanks for the reminder.
xo
gorgeous gorgeous-a great way to start the week
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