By Heather O.
This conversation happened at 5 am.
J: MOM! MOM!
Me: Wha, huh, what?
J: Do you know what the best thing is for your body?
Me: (trying to pretend not to be there) What?
J: Lots and lots and lots of sleep!
Me: (thinking, Yeah, I know.) Umhm
J: And do you know how to get lots and lots and lots of sleep?
Me: (I swear it took all my might and strength not to say to my offspring, ‘Sell you to the zoo so you don’t wake me up before 6am?) Mmhm?
J: You sleep at NIGHT! Wahhhhaahhaa!
Then the child proceeded to climb into my bed, from which my husband immediately evacuated, and began his best imitation of an octopus. Every 10 minutes he would ask, “Mom, is it morning?” interspersed with queries about Christmas and what day it was going to be today. Tears resulted in both reports that Christmas was about 30 days away, and that today was Sunday.
I am actually not feeling very up to snuff today, so I sent my family off to worship without me. And my last thought as they left and J was crying because he had to wear church shoes was, “Sucks to be HIS primary teacher.”
And now, I’m going to follow my son’s advice about what is best for your body.
I’m going back to bed.
Feel better!
Comment #1 by DeborahNovember 26th, 2006 at 3:44 pmJust wait till he’s a teenager and you have to drive him to seminary at 5:20am.
Comment #2 by Susan MNovember 26th, 2006 at 4:35 pmI had a pretty crummy morning too - #3 climbed into bed with me 3 times last night. Unfortunately I couldn’t stay home because I was covering primary for a few sisters today.
Comment #3 by NatalieNovember 26th, 2006 at 5:25 pmI hope you got enough sleep for the both of us!
I think I’ve had that very same conversation more than once. Yay for Sundays in bed every now and then!
Comment #4 by Tracy MNovember 26th, 2006 at 9:36 pmWe returned from our nice relaxing cruise last Saturday to kids with croup. I haven’t had more than 2 hours of sleep in a row for 7 days. That involves traveling to 2 different cities for the Thanksgiving holidays, too.
Comment #5 by CherylNovember 27th, 2006 at 12:22 amI feel your pain…I hope you slept all day!!
HI,
Comment #6 by LindaNovember 29th, 2006 at 7:57 amGood luck. I was just searching for a little reflection for a sweet friend who is due for baby # 3 in 2 weeks. She has had an exhausting pregnancy and I was looking for a sweet reflection on motherhood. This is PERFECT!!! Thanks and good luck!
Peeing myself laughing.
“Sucks to be his Primary teacher” is a complete classic. Sooooooooo funny!!!
And I love that your husband immediately vacated the bed. Men the world over do the same as my husband…
WHY oh WHY are children such complete octopuses (ocotopi?? LOL) Daughter cannot CANNOT sleep in the same bed as me without attaching herself to my body by at least 3 parts of her body. I physically puuuuuuuuush her completely to the other side of the bed and her limpet-self is back attached to me within 5 minutes (max).
Comment #7 by ChrissieNovember 29th, 2006 at 5:03 pmYET… that´s the best part of our lives! so tiresome and so good! I have so many things to do that sometimes I don´t even get to brush my teeth!!!
Comment #8 by CristinaDecember 1st, 2006 at 9:00 amNow that my kid is in nursery, the urge to go home for two hours of PEACE AND QUIET after sacrament meeting is hard to resist. Yesterday at church I told my husband I was thinking of going home to nap when testimony meeting was over. “You could go home…if you were that kind of Mormon…”
Yeah, I’m that kind of Mormon. The nap was fantastic!
Comment #9 by SarahDecember 11th, 2006 at 11:47 am