No better way

There is no better way to wake up than with a kiss from one of my boys.And we are big kissers around here! This morning I was lucky enough to be a sleepy head and get kisses from 3 of my guys. First Chris kissed me good morning and then goodbye when he left as I laid in bed. That always makes me smile. After 15 yrs. togethere he is still my favorite person. I shouldn't say, "still", Because the longer we are together the more I find that he is the perfect guy for me. I adore him. He had gotten Jamie Pie out of his crib so he was hangin' out in my bed watching cartoons for a bit while I got those last few moments of slumber.

Austen came in a bit later to remind me what the time was. No, I am not just horribly lazy, My alarm clock broke so that is our drill...If i'm not up by a certain time,he comes to get me. His sweet and gentle kiss on the cheek was my reminder that it was about time to really get up.

In the meantime, I was receiving a multitude of very affectionate kisses from the Jamie Pie. He is 17 months today and those mothers of you know that at this age, babies kiss with wide open mouths. He can pucker up and make a fish face and kissing noise, but as soon as he gets to the point of contact, he opens his mouth wide so that I can kiss a big ole hollow space. I love that hollow sound when I kiss him back. Becasue I was such a slepy head today He laid a bunch of kisses on me. Some made it to my lips, some covered my entire nose and left teeth marks in the bridge of my nose (smile). I got to thinking about two things.

The first is, "I wonder if he sees the rest of us wake each other with kisses and he was doing the same." Like I said, we are big kissers and he is a smart cookie. He picks up on lots of the little routine kinds of things we do with the bigger boys.

The other (sad) thought was that when he learns to kiss with his lips, he'll be my last baby kiss. How will I know which kiss is the last baby opened mouth kiss???? It doesn't sound too important,but it is a milestone.

How did I comfort myself once i came to the realization that any day I will be getting my last baby kiss from my baby???? I thought, okay Laura's baby, my new neice is due in October so I will be getting to love on her soon. So Laura, You can't be a germ o phobe. Tug is just gonna have to smother Kiki with kisses open mouth and all so I don't get depressed about my baby growing up (smile).