Let Sleeping Babies Lie.
Mood:  happy
I've mentioned before that Ben and I share our bed with our two young sons, and now I'm here to tell you again how great it is. You want to know what can make you actually happy that you have the sort of insomnia where you wake in the night and have trouble getting back to sleep? Having a little cuddlebug on either side of you, that's what.

Generally they sleep snuggled one on each side of me, so that I am a Mommy sandwich with Sam and Matt as the bread. Sam likes to reach his hand up into my hair and hold on tight. Matt likes to scoot up against me so that as much of him as possible is up against my side. I like to think of myself as their anchor, their security blanket. If Sam stirs in the night -- and he is a restless sleeper, and stirs a lot -- there I am to whisper It's all right and curl an arm around him. I don't know. Maybe it's just as comforting for me as it is for them.

I wish I was there with them right now.