Almost every morning Grant wakes up while Brad is getting ready for work. Now personally, I have no desire to begin my day at that hour.....and thank goodness Grant feels the same way. Each morning he wakes up.....stumbles into our room, snuggles into Brad's side of the bed, and sleeps for a couple more hours.
I have to say, I like our system. Grant and I get a little extra sleep and snuggle time :) The best part of our lazy routine is when he wakes up. As he tosses and turns....wiggles and jiggles....throws the covers on and off... finally opening those big blue eyes, his hair a fuzzy mess, and the morning breath roars from his precious mouth. Grant then looks at me and smiles. He wraps his arms around my neck and gives me the biggest hug you could imagine.
We then lay there for a few minutes....in deep discussion. We name different people in our family, we talk about what we did the day prior and discuss plans for our new day together. We laugh, giggle, tickle, and shout funny sayings......
When Grant is ready to begin his day, he says "all done, I want to get up." He then jumps off of the bed, walks around to my side, holds out his hand, and says "momma hand, get up." I smile, grab his hand, and together we begin our day.
As I crawled in bed last night I thought about my morning to come....and I smiled. Although our mornings are the same, our conversation and jokes the same, each day is a gift.
Grant has no idea that he is such a gift. He also has no idea that our lazy.....goofy....morning routine is such a gift.
Grant has taught me so much and I'm sure that the lessons will continue.
Over the past several months he has taught me to slow down and enjoy the simple things in life. A trip to the park, going on a walk, blowing bubbles. He has taught me to relax and live in the moment.
(Of course, this means changing plans, getting nothing accomplished, and even leaving the movie theater early because Grant decided that he was "all done.")
I am excited to see what else Grant has in store for me....through gifts and valuable lessons.
(BTW - can we keep this post between me and you?? If Grant knows that he is teaching his mom lessons.....he will get a big head.....)
All Things Are Possible,
Stephanie Miller
