The other night, I snuck into Emil’s room to remove two of the three blankets he insists on sleeping under every night. It’s June, and we had yet to turn on our air conditioner- (we finally did yesterday when the inside of our house reached 88!) and though the weather has been beautiful, it can get warm in his room, which makes him wake up a hot, sweaty, angry mess in the middle of the night.
When I snuck in, I found him on his back with both arms behind his head, sound asleep, like he was just too cool for school. So of course, I snuck back out, grabbed the camera and flash, and took his picture. And since I was at it, I then snuck into Milo & Oliver’s shared room and snapped a few more. I’m so glad I did.
Seeing those sweet little guys fast asleep just makes my heart swell, and reminds me just how vulnerable and young they are. They are the most amazing kids- tender and thoughtful and energetic and imaginative and healthy and happy. How did I get so lucky?
P.s.- If you are wondering why Oliver looks so beat-up, it’s because he jumped off a high ledge at the Botanical Gardens last weekend and didn’t quite make the landing. Poor kid has always been so cautious and now when he challenges himself he often gets hurt. But the successes are so much sweeter for him!
Oh, this is exactly what is going on in our house! Rowan insists upon the same 3 blankets, and then wakes up sweaty and angry in the middle of the night. So we’ve taken to sneaking in and uncovering her, too. We also turned on the a/c yesterday for the first time. It’s going back off today! We like the outside breezes, smells, and noises coming in.
Oh! And your boys are just sweet as angels in their sleep. Love your sneaky pics.
I love this. Emil looks so big! Liam sleeps exactly the same way, except his latest is in underpants only, ’cause he’s “super hot.”
awwww!
So sweet. I really wish that I had more sleeping pictures, Wyatt is such a great sleeper but a very light sleeper and I’m too much of a nervous nelly to ever interrupt. Your boys are all absolutely adorable. And what’s AC? We’ll likely need to get one of those this year 🙂
Oh my goodness. How beautiful they are. Sleeping babes are a sweet treat.
These photos are great! I was thinking of them last night as I was checking on my two, snoozing in their room. My girl was like Milo, tucked in for a long night, completely calm. My boy was all over the place, using up every inch of his crib with bright pink cheeks. I don’t know when I’ll stop this nightly ritual of checking in on them, but it is one of my favorite parts of the day.