Well that is not the happy hour I am talking about. Although, I do thoroughly enjoy that one as well! Some days it even comes way before 5...depends on the level of fussy ;)
This "happy hour" is completely different and it comes at a totally different time. I call the first hour that Blakely is awake in the morning happy hour because that girl is so smiley and giggly that first hour. I feed her first thing and then we talk, play, laugh, and kiss for a whole hour before we come upstairs and it is always my favorite part of the day. I let her play in her crib for a little bit before I go in but then when she finally sees me she just lights up. It makes me feel so good!
I have never been a morning person in my life but knowing I get to play with this sweet girl makes me look forward to 730 each morning. Don't get me wrong, it is still hard to roll out of bed BUT once I see that pretty smile I forget how tired I am.
This happy hour makes me feel like I am doing a good job as a mother. I'm not sure why. I guess because it is our special time together. Even though we spend lots of time together during the day, this morning time is different. It is just me and her, in our jammies, hanging out. It's our little thing. I like to think that she looks forward to happy hour as well :)
Sometimes we just snuggle...
Sometimes we giggle...
Sometimes we laugh...
Sometimes we smile at mommy's funny faces...
Sometimes we chew on our hands... (most of the time!)
Sometimes we just concentrate really hard on figuring it all out...
And on super awesome days we fall back to sleep!
Every night when I go to bed I can't wait to wake up and enjoy our happy hour together. I love this sweet girl more than words can even express.....
That happy hour sounds better than the normal happy hour!
ReplyDeleteI love morings too, she is just so full of personality in the mornings!!!!
That's probably what I hate most about being a working mom - I miss the "happy hour." I don't even see Chloe in the morning before I leave except through the monitor. I'm so glad you are able to share those special moments with your little one. They are too precious.
ReplyDeleteI love this baby's smile! It does make getting up much easier I bet. Glad you are taking in every moment and enjoying it all!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more!! I have one half hour between getting up and feeding Taylor and before her nanny gets to the house and it's my favorite "happy half hour" of the day!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures. I see her little pink and gray onesie survived the "poopacolypse!!"
Ha! Yes it survived but barely! I had to soak it and wash it SEVERAL times...
DeleteI am jalous that she lets you sleep until 7:30! I love all these pictures, I am always showing them to Steve and we think she is just the cutest!
ReplyDeleteDon't be jealous...she woke me up at 430 this morning :/ Just when I think we are getting sleeping through the night down we have a few nights like that!
DeleteAiden has a happy hour too first thing in the morning...then he progressively becomes more grumpy as the day passes by! Lol I love those early morning smiles and giggles! AND I love grown up Happy Hour too...haven't been to one of those since before I was pregnant!
ReplyDeleteWhen I come to Wyoming we will have adult happy hour ;)
DeleteBig big smiles after reading this post. So sweet.
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