I hold you close, listening to your breath begin to slow down.  You smell like a sweet mix of baby and lavender; to me this is the best smell in the world.  Slowly we sway back and forth as I cradle you in my arms, resting my head on yours as you snuggle in close. Every night since before you were born we have shared this moment together.  It is just for us, away from the busyness of the day, the tears from earlier, the noise, the phone calls and the TV. This is just our time.

When you were just a small bump in my belly we began our nightly dance together.  As you grew inside me you would wiggle gently as I rocked, dancing your own dance to the rhythm of our heartbeats.  Now as you grow your wiggles have slowed down. As we sway together you snuggled in close, your hand gently reaching up to my face and caresses my cheek, a small smile crossing your sleepy face.

This is the end to our day and a time I always look forward to. This moment together just the two of us; a moment we have shared for as long as we have known each other.