Not So... Snuggle Bug

I L.O.V.E everything about my muffin! But there is one thing that I wish she did for my own selfish self... SNUGGLE! She is oh so not a snuggler and it kills me. When she was first born she was more of a snuggly baby. I would hold her for hours in the rocking chair and just soak it all in. But with her new found independence and her oh so need to grow up as fast as she can she has no time for such things and snuggling her mommy. Her daddy is a lot like this too. He is not so much of a snuggler... but I on the other hand could snuggle all day and night with either of them... IF they would let me. But no!

There have been little moments where she will snuggle for a brief second. And I DON'T MOVE in that second to hope it lasts longer. A couple of weeks ago she was out running errands with me and when we got home it was time for her to lay down for a nap. I took her out of her car seat walked into her room and just about when I was going to lay her down she laid her head on my shoulder, I didn't move a muscle I just sat there and hoping it would last. She maybe did it for about 2 minutes, lifted her sweet head up smiled a sleepy droopy eyed smile at me, then I laid her down and tip toed out as she turned and snuggled her bear. (that is about the only thing she snuggles) I loved that moment it was almost like she had heard me say to her daddy every night, "I wish she would snuggle with me for just a moment!" and decided that right then was the perfect time. That sweet smile she gave me after was like, "there you go mommy".

I also had another sweet snuggle moment last Saturday with her. She was getting very tired and decided to lay down on her back. I was also laying on the floor from playing with her. Once she laid down I got really close and laid my head right next to her. She turned and looked at me for the longest time. She just stared into my eyes. Then she slowly lifted her hand up, pointed her index finger (when she touches something she uses her index finger and does a slow scratch like motion) and softly rubbed my eyelashes. She then took a deep breath and turned her head back forward. I snuggled my nose right into the nook of her neck (my favorite spot on both my babies) and just breathed in the sweetness of my sweet girl. She just laid there. I wrapped my arm around her belly and squeezed her in tighter. such a sweet moment.
I know this may sound silly and you may think, "why is she blogging about this?" but it is little sweet moments like this that mean the world to me and I don't want to forget them. I want to remember every detail. I wish that I could have a picture of that moment, but I wasn't about to move away from her to grab the camera, and I wish I could bottle her sweet sent. But for now this will have to do.

Rayni, if you are reading this years down the road please go give you mama a snuggle!:)