A SLEEPLESS NIGHT AT THE KILLIAN RESIDENCE

BROOKLYN CUDDLING WITH HER MOMMY.

Dear Brooklyn,

Last night you woke up at midnight and have barely slept since unless your dad or I were holding you.

At first we weren't sure why you weren't sleeping. We thought teething may be the culprit, but around 3 am I realized that you were pretty stuffed up and about and hour later you were coughing a lot. I guess you were hit with a nasty cold.

Your dad rocked you to sleep several times and held you for hours. Then I spent the remainder of the night holding you and soothing you back to sleep when you woke up. Then your dad spent most of the morning cuddling and playing with you so I could catch a couple hours of sleep.

Today you are a lot happier then I expected. Your nose is running like crazy and you won't take a decent nap but you are happy and playing and laughing.

Tonight I hope you sleep better then last night but I'm not expecting you to, so your dad and I are ofF to bed early.

I love you.

Get better really, really soon.

Sincerely, Mom

CUDDLE BUG

BROOKLYN AND ME CUDDLING DURING THE LAKERS GAME

Dear Brooklyn

Last nights late night turned into an early night tonight.

But first it turned into a lot of tired cuddling while your daddy watched the Lakers lose.

Right now it's been hours since I put you to bed in your crib but if I listen closely I think I can hear you whimpering or talking... I sometimes wonder if you really do sleep all night or if you wake up and play a bit.

I'm wondering if I should go to sleep right now or if I should stay awake a while to see if you start crying. Oh, the worries of a mom.

I'll probably go to sleep because I can't really hear you anymore...

So good night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite, and if they do, grab a shoe and beat them till they're black and blue.

I love you.

Sincerely, Lori

LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN

Dear Brooklyn,

It was late. Way past your bedtime.

But we were out watching a movie with friends and you were trying so hard to be good.

So you just leaned over and put your head on your dads lap.

You never do this. You like to be up and alert, watching everything around you. But you were tired and you love your dad.

We both looked down at you then looked at each other and smiled.

We are so in love with you. Everything you do is amazing, cute, or funny to us.

Thanks for being an amazing baby.

And thanks for cuddling with us.

Sincerely, Lori

I LOVE...

PHOTO BY CHRISTINA

PHOTO BY CHRISTINA

Dear Kurt,

I love....

cuddling up with you on the couch and falling asleep to a movie. It reminds me of when we were dating or just married and between school, work and each other we rarely could make it through a movie without falling asleep.

when you give me the extra cash in your wallet so I can support my crazy need to do crafts and decorate our house.

when you sleep talk or walk and then you get mad at me when i try to tell you that whatever you were dreaming about wasn't really happening.

when you carry me to bed after I have fallen asleep on the couch.

when you try everything I attempt to cook and you pretend you like it even though I know your lying.

when you entertain the idea of eventually moving to a warmer place.

when I put my feet on your lap and you automatically put your hands around them cause you know they are cold.

Sincerely, Lori