The theme this week, as set by Tara over at Sticky Fingers, is Simple Pleasures. "What are yours? Walking, cuddling up on the sofa, time alone, gardening, curled up with a good book, walking the dog? Give us an insight into the simple pleasures which make your day."
Something popped into my head straight away, but I dismissed it and tried to come up with some other options. I could have chosen reading with a book and chocolate (too corny) or a picture of the laptop (too telling), but each time I kept coming back to the same image and memory in my head.
My simple pleasure is this:
Having a cwtch with my son and staring at his beautiful baby face.
I don't care how soppy or predictable it is, there is nothing I enjoy more. Every Tuesday when I take him upstairs for his nap, I fail to put him in his cot and leave him sleeping in my arms. Why Tuesdays I hear you ask? The reason is simple: on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I work so my mum puts him down for his nap. On the weekend, hubby does it. So I only get to do it on a Monday and Tuesday, and on a Tuesday I spend the entire time memorising his beautiful face and inwardly sobbing about the fact that I have to work for the next three days.
I won't be able to do this forever, I dare say he'll protest when he's 15. Until then having a little cwtch with my gorgeous child is my simple pleasure.
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I love this…I quite often end up napping with my nearly 2 year old and love to watch her sleep, they all look so beautiful when they're off and away like that…..gorgeous picture x
Too darned cute… Lovely picture.
Aww I love your simple pleasure!
I love him too! (Was going to do him reading a book, but *someone* got there first!)
I absolutely love it and he's like a cherub, or an angel.
One question. What's cwtch? It's Welsh right?
Liska x
It is, it means cuddle.
A beautiful post, made me all emotional and a too too cute photo. Thank you for sharing x
I almost posted a pic of B sleeping as I love to watch him sleep too. Your boy is gorgeous and looks so angelic there . It's beautiful and not at all soppy or predictable xx
Thanks lovely. I wouldn't have blamed you 😉 they look so gorgeous when they are sleeping.
What a gorgeous photograph, I love the way you have edited it – so dreamy. Don't they look scrummy when they are sleeping 🙂 x
Oh that is perfect, nothing better than that! (and nothing better than a cwtch)
Awww, that is so cute 😉 @Kahanka
Now there's a picture to melt your heart totally….it's gorgeous.
That's the most important simple pleasure there is! Gorgeous! 😉
Karin
Lovely photo. I love looking back at photos of my son sleeping when he was little. I'm happy to report that at the age of 11, he still loves a cuddle (but only when his friends aren't watching, obviously!). x
awwwww, so cute. I love watching the kids sleep…even now they are 'bigger' they are still my babies and I'm still just as in awe with them as I was as when they were babba's x
Perfect x
this made me melt. beautiful
Simply beautiful, great shot. x
Gorgeous. x
Sleeping baby, just gorgeous 🙂
Awww so adorable!
Look at that angelic little face. How could you not waste all day watching him sleep?
He's such an angel, I love feeling his little breath on my face.
Just lovely 🙂
I have so many photos of Dylan like this (weird, don't remember him sleeping so much :P), and it just never gets boring to sit and watch them.
*soppy sigh!*
Aren't they beautiful when they dream? Could watch my little ones sleeping peaceful for hours. Lovely picture, lovely sentiment too.
Thank you, very heartfelt.
A really beautiful photo!
there is nothing quite like the perfection that is a sleeping baby 🙂
I couldn't agree with you more, and what a gorgeous son you have.
Thanks 🙂