Nothing like holding your small, three and a half year old daughter as she falls to sleep. <3  Rearranging her in your arms to carry her to bed... tucking LaLee and puppy under her arm hoping she'll hold them in place... grabbing her other two stuffed animals by their tails, and finally the Pillow Pet pinched between your last two remaining fingers available.  Getting to your feet.... walking carefully down the hallway... only to find the sweet little girl has closed her bedroom door.

 

She's so well trained.  To keep her stuff from being chewed up by her Boxer, she closes her door all the time.

 

This'll be interesting.

 

Right foot up against the wall.  Pillow Pet and two stuffed animals, still gripped between the fingers.  Child is shifted slightly to balance on my knee as I quickly grab and twist the doorknob... hand quickly back under her before she falls...  Quick LaLee and puppy check... still balancing. 

 

The child stirs a little but does not wake.

 

The door opened, but merely ajar... I give it a shove with my left foot and cringe as I know its going to slam into the wall. 

 

She's still asleep.

 

I toss the Pillow Pet and Stuffies on the foot of her bed.  She shifts.  Next I gently place her, LaLee and puppy into her bed, cover her up and then arrange the other three neatly beside her.

 

Phew... I pulled it off!

 

 

   .... and in three hours I will see her as she crawls over top of me in my bed (with all of the aforementioned loves in her arms) and curls up next to me.

 

Life is Amazing!