For the past two months I have been putting in around 72-84 hours a week at work, covering for vacations on the other shifts and trying to build up a little nest egg to pay off some of our major bills and to have the kids a plentiful Christmas. Many times I am gone 2-3 days at a time to save on fuel costs, staying at my fathers' house and missing my family.
On the few times I do come home to get a change of clothes, a wonderful hot bath in our glorious tub and some huge hugs from my girls, I feel as though I never want to leave them again. But I know I will, usually that same night - which means going to bed to try to get a few hours of shut eye before hand.
Leslie has established a new wake-up procedure for when I need to my rear out of bed and begin my pre-work ritual: Food, Bath, and Dress for work. I have to remind myself of this order or I will end up eating my food in the bathtub or arrive at the dinner table soaking wet and buck naked from the bath. Her procedure is a simple one: Put Lucy next to me while I sleep.
There is something about being awaken to fingers grabbing you by your nostrils and yanking that everyone should experience just once in their lives.
I awaken groggily look up at my eight month old and smile, "Hey cutie."
She smiles.
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!
You see, when Lucy is happy or excited she "pats" the things of her affection. Problem is, Lucy is pretty strong and she seems to enjoy the feeling of skin smacking skin as she slaps the hell out of me repeatedly. As if the nostril pulling wasn't enough...
Lucy is fascinated with faces right now. Not it making them, but in trying to pull them off of other people. I swear I never knew my bottom lip could be pulled that far. Like a rubber band, she pulls and pulls then lets it go so that the whole thing springs back in my face like some Tom & Jerry cartoon.
She smiles again. INCOMING!!!!
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!
Ok! Ok! I'm up! I'm up! No mas! No mas!
I am beginning to think that Leslie is training this girl in guerilla tactics while I am away.
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Dude your wee Lucy is the most ADORABLE wee bubba ever! And I have a 9 month old granddaughter named Rena, and she is adorable too! Who would mind waking up to their adorable little faces??? NOT ME!!! The lip pulling? Maybe not! lol
You didn't need that nose anyway, did you?
Oh, but she's SUCH a cute alarm!!!
My dogs come lick my elbow when it's walk time. Not as good as your alarm!
I can SO relate this post, but with a granddaughter, not a daughter.
She would climb up on the bed, sit on my husbands chest and lift an eyelid, while saying "Poppy awake now??"
I laughed so hard reading this I nearly wet myself. You have a wonderful way of creating images in my head...I enjoyed this no end..
Awww I remember those days. My son used to love to suck on my nose!!! LOL
Uck!!!
Just dropped by to wish you and your beautiful family a very Merry Christmas. I hope your day is wonderfully full of family and lots of love
Cheers
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