Snuggle-bunny

My daughter  does not enjoy snuggling.  She does not want to lay with me on the sofa and read a book.  I think occasionally she does that just to humor me.  She likes to run and be chased and dig all the toys out of her toy box while babbling in a language all her own.  She wants to chase the animals and hug the dogs and pick up bits of fuzz from the floor and run it to the garbage.

There is nothing fun about taking care about a sick child; fever, crying, smelly diapers (more so than usual).  I do enjoy though, the snuggling I get from a sick Kami.  

I, myself, am a snuggler.

I do not consider myself a "natural" mother.  All this nurturing stuff does not necessarily come naturally to me.  I will say that although I do have to try hard every day, and that being a mom is hard, and as cliche as this sounds: it is worth it.

It is worth it when I get an honest, laugh from Kamryn.

It is worth it when she puckers up her little lips like a duck hoping for a mommy kiss.

It is worth it when she brings a smile to my face as she tries her hardest to run as fast as she can, only succeeding in flailing her arms a bit more than usual but not gaining any speed.

It is worth it to be up all night taking care of a sick baby just to spend my exhausted morning snuggled with an equally exhausted little girl.

Good Morning!   This is us being sick...