Mommy Paychecks

A little while ago on Facebook an old High School friend posted this "Carson came home from school after being roughed up in a kindergarten collision. I set him up with some Netflix, Tylenol, an ice pack, Lucky Charms, and a blankie. While he eats his cereal he says quietly, "Mom. Thanks for taking such good care of me." That my friends, Is a Mommy Paycheck!"

This post inspired me to blog more about the "Mommy Paychecks" I receive, so that I'll always remember them. Last night I had my first worth blogging about:

It was an unusual night for Andrea, as in it's been months since I've had to fight with her to sleep all night. She woke up for a potty break around 2:30, and went back to bed. Half an hour later she came back in our room saying she had a dream about a guy who touched her on the arm. After that she didn't want to sleep in her bed, and I could sympathize after having a bad dream. Her and I laid on the couches for about an hour, neither one of us fell asleep, then she decided she wanted to go back to bed again. An hour later I was still awake and thought maybe changing locations would help. I quietly snuck back into Andrea room and climbed in bed with her. She was asleep again at that point but rolled over and said "Mommy are you going to sleep with me? Can I give you a hug?". And that, my friends, is a Mommy paycheck!