Snuggle Time

Every night when I put Sam to bed, we like to snuggle for a few minutes.  We have our little routine and then he is very good to fall asleep.  Tonight was kind of a busy evening and I didn't really have time to snuggle.  I didn't tell him that or anything, I just didn't go in and chat.  I was busy doing other things.  I walked past his room and noticed that he had gotten out of bed.

In my exasperated voice, I said, "Sam, please go to bed."

In the cutest voice ever, he says, "Mommy no like me."  And started to cry.

Of course it pulled at my heart strings, but it also made me happy because he expressed his emotions so well.  I already know that he is hypersensitive to me ever getting impatient (which continues to happen probably more than it should), but seeing him with his hurt feelings felt so normal.

I instantly snuggled up with him in his bed and reassured him that I loved him so much, more than he could ever know.  And then, as he does every night, he asked me "what we going to do tomorrow."  I gave him the run down-step by step of the plans for the next day and he was happy again.  And just before I got ready to leave, he said, "I love you."

I sure love snuggle time.