Sweet Awakening

I woke up this morning to the sweetest little face evenly breathing beside me, still asleep.  At some point in the night, as with most other nights, he had found his way into my bed and positioned himself in the warmth between my husband and I.  We strive to parent by our God given instincts to do so and with this little one, it was a challenging start.  He nursed Non. Stop.  He was born with a very high need to suck for comfort and I can remember being so exhausted from being up in the night more times than I could count to meet this need.  With other children to care for during the day, we decided to become closet co sleepers and found the best of both worlds.  I was able to meet the little man’s needs and get way more sleep so in turn I could meet the needs of myself and everyone else during the day.  The comfort of being in a warm bed with other warm bodies has lasted long past his need for nourishment but we relish in the cozy moments.  With the weather getting colder and colder in my real life neck of the woods, I’ll take all the warmth I can get.

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