Moments like these . . .

I was out finishing Christmas shopping one night, so Jon had put Eli to bed long before I made it home. When I did get home I had to check on Eli though so I crept into his room to peek in his crib. Elijah immediately rolled over towards me and stretched out his hand towards mine. Then he opened his eyes and looked up at me. I thought, “Oh no! I woke him up!” but Elijah just whispered, “I love you mommy,” and closed his eyes again. What a sweetie. Moments like these make all the hard work of parenting worth it!