Morning Cuddles

Good Morning! It is not easy for me to say that...well at least not at this hour. I am not a morning person and that is most defiantly an understatement. I have never enjoyed the art of waking up early. Not only do I not enjoy waking up early and at times it is physically hard for me to do. Enter the kiddos! Since I have had children sleeping late is a dream and a rare thing. My daughter is an early riser and has been for some time. If she wakes at 7am I'm doing good. My son has always been a little better and I think would have picked up my habit of sleeping late had his Sissy not set the trend of early rising.

Well, this being said, I am getting so much better at my early wake up calls. I'm still not where I would like to be. I fantasize of my cup of coffee in hand, devotional read, blog posted, and my meditated state of mind sitting at the table with a yummy breakfast waiting for my little feet to run into.

Reality is, my little ones jump on me in my bed (when I'm lucky enough to sleep in it) and we cuddle. It starts quiet but quickly my daughter livens things up with hugs, kisses, and random jokes and that turns into a tickle fest that runs into a chant for Mommie to "get up, get up, get up" and get breakfast!

Well, those cuddles are a favorite part of my day and even though I'm still not ready for that wake up call I would prefer those cuddles and kisses over an alarm clock any day.

I'm afraid those cuddles might not come too much longer; as I get used to waking up early they might change the pattern and grow up on me and Yikes, grow too old for morning cuddles. But for now, I'll try to say good morning each day and welcome my wake up call with loving arms, bunches of kisses, and memory making cuddles.