Napping with Sandy
Today I spent the whole afternoon lying down beside Sandy. She didn’t want to sleep so while she whisper stories and do all sorts of shapes with her fingers, I read Lovely Bones. By 2:30PM, the book was starting to depress and bore me at the same time. I noticed she was still awake so I got angry and told her she couldn’t watch her favorite show (Chloe’s Closet) anymore. As fast as lightning, she stopped moving, probably pretending to fall asleep. But when I checked, I saw that she really was sleeping.
I was momentarily at peace, just watching her with her mouth half-open. I got guilty too for getting mad when she has been nothing but a perfect daughter for months. I embraced her and knew that I will miss these moments when it’s just me, Sandy and the quiet hum of the air-conditioner. I fell asleep for a few minutes and woke up as if I couldn’t get enough of my firstborn. And since her show is about to start, I wasn’t worried about waking her up when I placed her head on my shoulder and turned her body towards me. She automatically hugged my huge stomach and encased my left thigh with her legs. It’s so rare that we get to embrace each other like this. It’s one of those priceless moments when you just couldn’t ask for more. Well except hope that she’ll do it even when she’s awake. Just like her mom, she’s very busy with all kinds of activities – her drawings, TV shows, books and toys to sit still and have a hug longer than 5 seconds with her mama and papa.
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I am Dzoi, a 28 year old Filipina who currently works as a web designer. I am a loving wife to my equally loving husband Sherwin and a mommy cow to my 2-year-old daughter, Sandy.
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