night night Mommy

I didn't feel my best this morning when Dennis decided it was time for me to get up and play with him. When we went to the den, I kind of crashed on the couch. Dennis urged me to get down on the floor and play with him but I just wasn't up to it. I told him that Mommy wasn't feeling so good (I was just exhausted from a poor night's sleep and am fully recovered now, thank goodness) and couldn't. I lay down on the couch and Dennis went back to his room. He returned dragging his quilt and pillow. He pulled my head up (using my hair) and placed his pillow underneath it and then covered me up with his toddler quilt. He patted me on the leg for a long while and said "night night, Mommy, sweet dreams" and "go to sleep, Mommy". I couldn't believe how sweet he was to go and get those things from his bed! I enjoyed it for several minutes before he jumped on me and yelled "wake up Mommy!". But then he pushed my head down and urged me to go to sleep again.

Later I was unloading the dishwasher when he came in to help. After we'd finished, I went into the den and turned on the stereo, playing some contemporary Christian CDs for us to listen to while we played. He grabbed my hands and said "let's dance, Mommy" and so we did. He's become very conscious of things around the house, helping us clean when he can. He loves to sweep and today helped me put away the laundry by taking his pajamas to his room and putting them in the correct spot in his wardrobe. Whenever we leave a room, he turns off the light if he can reach it, and if he can't, demands "Mommy turn light off!". He's a good little house steward!