Two Sleeps

I check on my three boys every single night before I go to bed. I make sure they are breathing and covered up and safe. I’m pretty sure every mom does that. I even sometimes wonder at what age I will stop doing so…

Anyhow, last night, I was positive this one was sound asleep as I bent down to kiss his perfect cheeks.

As my lips made contact, he opened both eyes, but didn’t make a sound.

What he did do was lift up his hand and wave his three fingers at me. ‘Yes buddy, three sleeps until Santa.’

He smiled and gasped, as if we hadn’t had this exact exchange 75 times during the day. And he went back to sleep. It was the sweetest thing.

This morning when he woke me up, he held up two fingers. It was still dark but I could make it out.

Two sleeps until Santa friend.

Who needs words…

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