Emptying My Head

Monday, December 06, 2004

Insomnia

I had horrible insomnia last night, as a result of NOT doing the proper winding down before bed. My mind raced; it was cold; the rain and snoring were loud, and I could not get comfortable. That is, until at 2:43 a.m. I climbed into my daughter's bed, piled with yummy comforters. She had told me last week it was her bed and she was spreading out to sleep, so that I would not come in during the night. But I thought last night was ok, as it is exactly 12 years to the day that we came into each other's lives. That first night, in our hotel room, we all slept huddled. That first night, she had this odd thing of tucking her tiny toes under my back to fall asleep. Last night, when I snuck into her bed, she (while still asleep) cuddled over towards me and stuck her now-bigger feet under my back.
Guess what! I fell asleep immediately.