Bedtime is my snuggle time with Caitlin. This is when the two of us head into her room to cuddle in the glider rocker. I get her tucked into her sleep sack and settled comfortably on my lap (we have a special arrangement of pillows that helps us out). We dim the lights and close the door. For these few moments, it is just the two of us. No older sister, no chores, no tv, no computer. Just the two of us, enjoying an amazing closeness. At first, she is a bit restless, sometimes sitting up, sometimes just trying to nuzzle into me, in just the right way. Slowly, she moves a bit less, though her little hands still grab at me, periodically, just to let me know she isn't quite ready to sleep just yet. For my part, I simply look at her. I look at the way her amazing red hair sits just perfectly on her forehead. The curve of her cheek, her button nose, her peachy-pink skin. The way her eyelashes feather across her butter-soft skin.
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