Yesterday I was talking to my mom. It was about 4:30pm and I was heading to the gym. Todd had fallen asleep, which he tends to do every time we get in the car after 4pm. I was telling her I felt silly trying to get him to take naps anymore because he's almost 5 years old and I have to rock him to get him to fall asleep. She told me that I should take the time to rock him because one day he won't let me.
Today, I rocked him. My day had gotten crazy, and I needed him to sleep. As I sat in my rocking chair with him laying against my chest, I remembered what my mom had said. Then I remembered this sweet book. The mother sneaks into her son's room every night even when he is grown, rocks him and sings, "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living my baby you'll be." As I was rocking him, I sang it to him, too. I know one day he'll not want to rock with me, so today I decided, as silly as it is, to rock him as long as he'll let me. They grow up too fast, and I don't ever want to look back and wish I had done it more.
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This is so sweet. How true that htye grow up so fast. I make Kaden still take a nap pretty much every day.
Aw. You almost made me cry! That's so sweet!
Now you're getting it.
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I love that book! So sweet to read!!
such a cute post. I love that book. Sometimes I'm too busy to take the time to sit and snuggle and I know I'll regret it later. Thanks for the reminder!!
I love that book, it makes me cry every time I read it. I try to remember every night when I am putting Jonah to sleep that he isn't going to be small enough for me to rock to sleep for very long so the dishes and laundry can wait while I hold him for a few more minutes.
I love that book too - it was always in our house growing up.
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That book is part of Logan's book collection. It is really cute! I still wake Logan up to rock him back to sleep! Enjoy it while you can
That is so tender! What sweet mommy! I can't believe I don't have that book, I will have to look for it now:)! Hope your kiddos are feeling better!
I would be too afraid to rock Todd with those creepy red eyes peeping at me. Hope they are both feeling better! Love, Aunt Lacey
Savor the moments!! It's hard to rock my 11 year old!
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We need to meet up for lunch sometime!
I just love that book! I CANNOT read it without crying. I sound like a baby and I can never get through it. I love being a mom!
I remember when you gave that book to me at my baby shower! So sweet - they are growing up way too fast. Great thoughts :-)
We miss you guys! Hope you are having fun snowbaording....brats.
I love that book too! I bought it when Savannah was a baby and I still love reading it to my girls!
Love this post. Time flies by and they get big way too fast. I feel like I barely have time to deal with one of them and forget about all four. You just have drop everything and take those moments whenever you can. And I love, love, love this book. I think everytime I read it I cry. But then everything makes me cry.
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