For a while when Kendal was younger she was afraid to go to sleep in her bed. She said she was "afraid of bad dreams". So I started a little ritual of giving her a kiss on each eye every night before she went to bed to help her have good dreams. This always calmed her fears as she went to sleep. I still do this. She never lets me forget. If I do she'll call from her room in her sweet little voice "MOM. YOU FORGOT TO KISS MY EYES!"
Last night she came into to my room to get her eye kisses. This has become the new routine as I am 9 month pregnant, almost completely immobile and unable to climb up and lean over her bunk bed. After giving me a kiss and a hug she said, "Wait! I have to kiss the baby." She hugged and kissed my belly. Then she asked, "Where are the baby's eyes?" I pointed to a spot on my belly and she gave it two kisses, one for each eye. I gave her a big hug, said goodnight and she ran off to bed.
