When I was little, my brothers and I developed a sing-song way of saying goodnight to our parents…
…as they left the room we would sing out ~
Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite! Love you!
{And if it wasn’t said, we just couldn’t quite get to sleep}
Now with Dino Boy, our own bedtime sayings have developed…
…after a kiss and a squish hug {a great big bear hug}
we will say, good night, sweet dreams, love you
and as I walk from the room I always say see you in the morning
I hadn’t realised how important this simple message of seeing him the morning had become…
…until I had to travel early in the morning for work…
and so I didn’t say I would see him in the morning ~ because I wouldn’t
Instead I explained that I would be leaving early, before he woke up
and that I would see him in the evening…
but until I walked out saying I’ll see you tomorrow night it hadn’t registered
He sat up straight as a pole and said but mum you didn’t say you will see me in the morning
and he looked stricken
So going back to his bed I wrapped my arms around him
and again talked him through how the following day would flow
Soon after he fell asleep…
And when I got home the following day we enjoyed a wonderful squish hug
*smile*
{and yes, the photos in this post are rather unrelated!}
Warmly, Kelly
