Before I Forget

I keep forgetting to get this documented because I guess I think it will last forever. So, before my Sebi is all grown and the most I can remember is "what did I let him leave the house wearing today?", I wanted to remind myself what bedtime is like around here every night. EVERY NIGHT.

Sebastian gets Sebi ready for bed, reads him a story of his choosing, and then snuggles and prayers. As Sebastian leaves his room, he ALWAYS calls for mommy.

So, I go in there and he asks me the same question that he has asked me ever since I can remember- or since he could talk. It's like the chicken and the egg, kindof.

SEBI: "mommy. what are we going to make for waffles tomorrow?"

ME: "Hmmm. How about pancake waffles! Is it a pancake? Is it a waffle? I DON'T KNOW!"

"lots of giggles."

SEBI: "Hmmm. think, think, think. how bout (he is looking around his room, and anything he spots gets spitted out) THE BLINDS waffles!"

ME: "Blind waffles! That's silly. We can't put a blind in a waffle! It won't fit!"

SEBI: "How bout.......Oso waffles!"

ME: "Oso waffles! That's yuck!!"

this goes on. as long as I'm patient.

And then I tell my munchkin the same thing I have told him every night for as long as I can remember....different egg, same chicken.

"Sebi,
You are special, and loved, and important.
You are handsome, and smart, and intelligent.
And you're going to do GREAT things.

You have a happy, happy. Happy, happy. Happy, happy, heart. Eskimo kisses? For mommy and Sebi? (he usually obliges) I love you sooooo much.

Happy heart, munchkin."

And I leave and we yell back and forth across the door to one another, "happy heart!" until I think it's gone on long enough. I hope that if this ever gets old, it won't be from my end...