Fun Night

A couple months ago Macie and I started this fun little tradition at night. Not every night, usually about 2 nights a week. Macie sometimes struggles with falling a asleep at night especially if she has had a nap. I would go in to check on her and would ask her if she wanted mommy to snuggle, in her adorable little voice she would reply OK. I would crawl into her bed and sing songs and try to get her to fall asleep. In the beginning it worked, if she didn't fall asleep she would at least calm down and fall asleep shortly after I left. Lately though she has really been struggling to fall asleep if she has had a nap so it has turned into a little bit more of a bonding time with mommy. I will crawl into bed and we usually start with talking to each other. She talks to me about all her stuffies and there names, then she likes to inform me where all the parts on my face are. Then we proceed to sing songs, she is getting so good at singing them with me. Especially once there was a snowman. Macie's version is snowman snowman snowman, tall tall, sun he melted melted melted melted melted small. So stinkin adorable. Usually by this time I then leave and she shortly falls asleep, last night however she really didn't want to fall asleep and it turned into one of the best nights ever. Just as I was ready to leave I gave her a hug and kiss and we said our I love you's and then Macie started to tickle me. I laughed and tickeled her back. This went on for about 10 minutes and we started getting really loud, so Mark came in to see what all the fun was about. He opened the door and in a deep joking voice "What is going on in here" Mom "Macie, sh sh sh dad caught us oh no be quit or he is gonna get us. Macie jumps off my tummy and snuggles into my arms saying "sh sh". Mark "You to better get to bed". Mark closes the door and Macie has now discovered a fun game to stay awake. She jumps on my belly and in a super load voice says "tickle tickle tickle" and try's to tickle me, I laugh super load, then she jumps of my tummy snuggles into me and says "sh sh sh, daddy is coming". We laughed and giggled together for a good 15 minutes while we played the "Daddy is coming" game. Macie didn't end up falling asleep until 10:30 last night but for an amazing memory like that with my daughter who cares. I think I was having more fun then her, and I will remember last night and the fun we had together forever.