Little Pants has the most heart melting new nap time ritual. This is most definitely a perk of being a parent:)
When nap time rolls around Addison has gotten to the point where she tries everything in the book to keep me from turning her on her side and rocking her to sleep. "Fight it to the death" is her motto. As of late, when I have finished giving her her bottle I allow her to sit up for a minute to burp. She sees this as a victory. She has won, overcome the obstacle of mommy and is now free to play again!! In reality, she is only getting a moment of freedom before I start rocking her to sleep. She takes this time to try and delay the process as best she can. This is where the new ritual comes in...she starts to climb on me to get to the top of the chair where she can get a closer look of the book shelf behind us. She will begin to talk to me (I'm sure explaining her deep thoughts on the book selection) saying "blah, blah, blah, blah". It sounds much like if someone were telling you a story and instead of going into depth on a topic they end it with "blah, blah, blah." Mid sentence, or mid "blah," she stops abruptly, looks down at me, opens her mouth, and places it on my lips, sometimes leaving it there for almost a minute. This is her very sweet way of giving a kiss. I say mmmmmmmmwwwwhhhha and she goes back to staring at the bookshelf and "blah blah blahing." She repeats this over and over and over, as long as I would let her do it. I think this little cute girl thinks that if she keeps giving me kisses that I won't make her take a nap! That is pretty smart but that isn't going to happen...however, it does stall it for a little while:)
I will cherish those kisses forever. And I know when she learns how to really give a kiss I will miss those big gummy smackers that she gives so freely.
