Tucked in (Anna)

Last night, I mentioned that I was really tired. So Emma offered to put me to bed. "I put you to bed, and I tuck you in, and I read you a story, and I sing you a lullaby, and I give you a kiss," she offered. "That sounds lovely," I replied.

A few hours later Caroline told her it was bedtime and Emma said, "No, it's Mumma's bedtime. I put Mumma to bed. Upstairs, Mumma!" And she put her warm little hand in mine and pulled me up the stairs. She pushed me into bed and took off my glasses, then bunched the duvet over my chest and neck and declared, "I tuck you in!" Then she sang me a one line lullaby (which went "Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby") and went to close the bedroom door. Before she left, she declared, "Your feet need to be tucked in," so she wrestled with the duvet until it was covering my feet as well and gave me a soft kiss on my cheek. Then she tucked a book in gently under the covers with me (she sees her books and stuffed animals as interchangeable as bed companions, and often sleeps with both). "Shh, Mumma," she instructed, and she closed the door on me.

Very sweet.

Now if only she would do the dishes while I slept as well :)