I'll Never Do That!

Middle of the night.  

I awake to hear Gabriella crying.  It's been storming and she's become afraid of the sound of rain or wind.  Thus, the crying.  

I text Rick that we have a situation on our hands.  Why do I text my husband in the middle of the night, you ask.  Well, Rick's been sleeping downstairs because the twins l.o.v.e their swings.  They've been sleeping between 6 and 8 hours a night, so if they want to swing, then swing they will! 

After a 1:30am briefing, Rick and I decide our best approach is to let GG come sleep in the bed with mommy.  Off he goes to get her.

Rewind to the pre-twins era:

Me:  We cannot let GG sleep in the bed with us.

Rick:  Why?  What's the big deal?

Me:  We don't want her getting used to 

sleeping in the bed with us.  If she does it once, she'll never go back to her crib.

Back to present:

GG nestles right in beside me.  We've got a king-size bed, but the only place for her is right next to me.  I tell her we need to go to sleep and there's silence until I hear the faintest, "Mommy?"  I wait to make sure my ears aren't deceiving me.  "Mommy?"  

"Yes," I say as I await to hear what that sweet little voice has to say...I just know she's going to delve into a deep monologue of her love and devotion for me.  A sweet moment I'll remember and cherish forever.

Instead...

"Mommy, you're cuckoo!"

And so it begins...

For the next 45 minutes, Gabriella wallows around the bed singing I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee,  laughing, begging me to tell stories, kissing me on my head.  Finally, I give in to her requests to watch cartoons.  Did you know at 2:30 in the morning the only cartoon you can find features a dog smoking a cigarette??!!  What's even more shocking is that for one brief moment, I contemplated letting my innocent child watch it!  I actually analyzed the harm that could be done in 10 minutes of viewing time.  Luckily, time of night doesn't weaken a mommy's intuition, so I changed the channel, but it is amazing what desperate times may cause you to consider! hehehe

After all of this, I rolled over and enjoyed about 5 minutes of quiet until my daughter broke the silence once more...

"Mommy, GG toot-toot!  GG toot-toot!"

And so it went...

I wish I could upload the night vision picture I took with my phone and sent to Rick with the caption that read, "HELP!!"  It was hilarious!

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So, Gabriella wanted a story last night. Well here's one:

Once upon a time there was a mommy who said, "I'll never do that." 

She ended up doing that.

And she was thankful that she did.

The end.

Thank you, Gabriella, for one of the most memorable nights of my life.  It was a chart-topper for sure!

Moral of the story:  Sometimes, you see God in the things you say you'd never ever do!

Love,

Mary