We had a rough night last night, with Rachel and Ben both being awake in the middle of the night. James moved Ben to his crib, where he continued to whoop it up for a while. Rachel was upset because she was caught with her light on and was cranky and felt cold, so she started banging her head and other parts of her body on her bedroom wall. So we were all up for a while and felt tired today. Thankfully, everyone was able to go back to sleep at one point or another.
We had a pretty good day today, but I was really ready when the kids' bedtime rolled around. Ben was emotional but we could tell he was tired and just needed to be in bed. Rachel dawdled (as per usual), and finally we got her all tucked in and prayed with her and gave hugs and kisses just before 8.
I headed downstairs to the kitchen to chill out for a little while and read some online news. I was there for about 5 minutes where I heard "Mom? Hey, Mom?" Gritting my teeth, I said "I'll be up there in a minute." And then I shook off my irritation and went to her room, where I asked "What's up?"
"Can I have a drink of water, and can you sit with me for a while?" I didn't feel like sitting in her room because I just wanted to be by myself (I'm an introvert, so I need that alone time to recharge). But it didn't take much for me to do that, and I know she likes it, so I stayed.
She made a few quiet comments to me while I was there, and just before I left, she said "I love you, and I love spending time with you, too."
I'm so glad I said yes.
