Trains

 

Jake has been waking up earlier than normal the past few mornings.  It's still so dark and so cold in the mornings that I can't bring myself to start the day as early as he would like.  So, I grab his bundle of blankets and we sit and snuggle in his room and we listen for birds and more importantly for trains. 

 

I whisper, "Listen." And then I can feel Jake hold his breath and try to be a quiet as possible.  Then he listens and listens.  We can usually hear a distant train in the early morning and he smiles big.  Then I ask, "Are you ready to go back to bed?"  He usually nods and snuggles back in his crib with his pile of blankies.

 

I love this baby boy.