*~Holding Momma~*

Thought I would take a little bit tonight to write about something that touches my heart, each and every night.

Every night when we do our bedtime routine Giuliana does something so sweet and makes every moment of the day worth it.

We get ready for bed, read a story or two, and then she has a bottle before turning off the lights and tucking her into bed. She usually always reaches for something to rub on her left eye while she has the bottle, because that makes her sleepy. The other hand is usually either holding my hand somewhere if not, the bottle. She drinks it slowly, seeming to soak up all that time with Mommy at the end of the day.. :)

We sit and rock and rock... I love just staring at her while she lays there. I always wonder what is she thinking.

RIGHT as she gets done with her bottle she leans her head over and rests it on my chest for a second.. and then what she does next always melts my heart.. night after night..

I slowly pick her up, almost sliding her from my chest to my shoulder without losing contact.. and she rests her head on my shoulder.. so sweetly, she just lays there.

I imagine she is thanking me for everything we do during the day.. as if she is saying, Thanks Momma, your the best. Thank you for playing with me today, feeding me, wiping my face that was covered with that yummy yogurt you gave me.. changing me.. Thank you Momma. I love you.

She lays there long enough for me to imagine all of these things and then most of the time pops up and nuzzles into my face. :) We stand up.. walk over to the crib.. and she lays back down on my shoulder.

I stand there and rock her back and forth.. loving EVERY moment, and then she looks at her bed. I'm sure these looks aren't always ooh bedtime!! Yay! ha! and they haven't always been lately, but sometimes, like tonight, I lay her down, she flips over to her belly, I cover her up, and she reaches back with her hands to grab her blanket (she likes it tucked under shoulders like a little burrito) :).

It's all these little moments that make every single moment of being a Momma worth it. I think every Momma has these moments. You spend all day pouring yourself out for your child(ren) and then you have these special times when it feels like they are turning around and holding you.. Making sure you know that you are loved.

I am head over heels in love with my little Valentine! She makes me so proud to call myself her Momma!

I love you Peanut! <3