Last night, Henry came out of his room about 5 times post bedtime. The one that cut through the "GET BACK IN BED!" that hit my heart was, "Mommy! You haven't rocked me in a long time! Rock me please!"  How could I say no to that?

When Wesley was born, I felt a HUGE sense of mommy guilt about the time I was missing with Henry. Many mornings I was exhausted, and Henry (age 3) was on his own to start getting ready while Russ was getting ready and I was out of commission. Henry wasn't potty trained at the time; he was in pull-ups. The kid learned how to change his own pull-up and get dressed by himself 100% in a matter of days. Reflecting back on that time, and overcoming the guilt, I realize it was really good for him.