Change

Change.... Life is constantly changing and evolving and yet change is still hard to accept sometimes. My little guy decided to wake up at 5am this morning and stay awake until 6am when I decided maybe we should just get up. I texted my husband in the other room and he came in to take Lucas and let me sleep but I was awake enough that I got up too. 

My son isn't very active, he's walking around unsteady like he's tired so hopefully he'll go back to sleep soon. In the meantime I might as well have my Cheerios metaphorically speaking. 

Getting up this early makes it easy to snuggle with my son. For a while he and my husband were snuggled on the couch nice and cozy. He's on the floor now watching juicebox (fid friendly music videos). It's a quiet morning for us but my son still finds a reason to smile, puffy eyes and all, just happy to be alive with Mommy and Daddy. His smiles make a lot of things seem better. 

So while I would have loved another hour or two of sleep, I am glad for the extra time with my son and husband when we have nothing better to do than just hang out in the living room. 

Cheerio: change is a chance to experience the norm differently. Embrace it, even when it happens at 5 or 6 in the morning.