Miracle

Dear Posterity:

It is 2am. Penny woke up about an hour ago. I took her out to the front room and started to rock her/nurse her. This is unusual because normally I sleep walk to her crib, pick her up, sleep walk back to be and nurse her while I slip in and out of sleep.
I guess tonight I wanted to enjoy her some more. So I snuggled her up, and stared at her sweet face. It was kinda great. Then she finished eating, and started to babble. Usually I want to die when this happens. Because it means that she is awake! And when it's 1 am I don't particularly like her being awake. But tonight my heart was gushy, and I sorta liked it. But only for 10 mins....then I wanted to sleep. So I put her in her crib. See usually ( yes this happens a lot) I just lay her down. Shut her door, shut mine. Turn my bathroom fan on to drown out the sound if her screaming. She will usually cry till morning. Yes people....morning. It's awful, but seriously....This is what happens when your children hate sleep, and you don't .
Anyways, back to tonight. So I lay her down. No crying. I shut her door....no crying. I shut mine....no crying! I am laying here in bed, a whole hour later....no EFFING crying. I'm tempted to check and make sure shes alive. But what if I go in, and she is awake, and sees me? Then all hell with break lose. So instead in lay here enjoying silence!
It's a day after Christmas miracle! One that I'll look back on for years.

Love,
Momma that is a little too excited by sleep

PS: if there were an Olympics for moms, I would have won today. I took both girls to mills mall to return some stuff. Upon arrival, it came to my attention that I had no stroller ( in other car). Penny was asleep ( of all the times to be a good sleeper), no sling ( in other car). So I carried penny, and grace held onto my bad. I pushed a shopping cart with one hand, and had some nice lady help Grace into the cart. I found two lamps, and two big baskets. Got them to the register. Paid. Carried penny, and 4 big bags. While having Graces hand on my bag. To my car. Which was parked far away. I avoided a melt down by grace when she wanted a pretzel. As far as I'm concerned I freaking rock!