Moms Are Needed

I was half asleep when I heard a soft, “Mom”. I opened my eyes in the darkness to a small body climbing and tumbling over me into bed with my husband and I.

The cold body wiggled underneath our warm covers between us and found a spot just big enough for him and snuggled tight against me.:)

Someone needed a little ‘warmth’, just a gentle ‘touch’. Someone was feeling alone and needed to be with somebody.

I feel the same way sometimes. When I’m going through a tough time in life, I need someone to just ‘be there’ for me.

I love when people (and babies) aren’t ashamed of their needs. And aren’t scared of making them known.

I was just being there for my little son when he needed me.

His warm body was pressed tight against me, and I felt a bit crowded, but I wouldn’t have traded the moment for anything in the world at that moment.

There’s something so special about babies in the night time.

I know, I’ve had lots of fussy babies at night over the years and I know it can be very tiring and frustrating.  But for the most part, we’ve had a lot of good nights.

Babies are so vulnerable. 

They are so open to being loved. And somehow, it seems extra special at night, when you’ve both had a hard day and you’re so tired. And all you (think you) want, is SLEEP. 

And then your little one gives you a warm bear hug, his chubby arms wrapped around your neck and his wet slobbery cheeks against yours.

He goes to sleep in your bed, his troubles all gone, as far as he knows, and life is just perfect.

His needs are being filled.

Just by sleeping with Mommy.

All your tiredness vanishes and melts into a puddle of love in your heart.

You want the moment to stay forever, but you know he will one day be grown up and your bed will feel so empty, without little bodies pressed against yours.

You’ll lay awake for hours at night, your ears tuned to the sound of their vehicle turning in the lane.

He’ll still need you, but just in another way.

He may act some days as though he doesn’t need you anymore, and he can make it through life just fine without you.

He’ll still need you though, even if he won’t admit it.

Moms are needed in every home.

In every boy’s heart.

Even though they no longer climb into bed with you in the middle of the night, they still need you.

They need your warm and cheery spirit when they come in the house with their muddy boots and shoes just after you’ve mopped the floor and you wanted it to stay clean for at least 30 minutes….

They need your  listening ear when they’ve been hurt by someone they thought of a lot.

They need your quiet, comforting spirit when they’ve had an accident and they need someone to ‘fuss’ over them and bandage them up.

They need Mom to help them figure out life’s difficult problems in the teenage years.

It feels good to be needed. 

I wouldn’t trade it for the world.