It had been a pretty stressful week and I was so glad to be going home Friday, almost an hour late. I called Pilbert and he was already at home working on dinner. I was so grateful because I had no idea what we would have. By the time I collected the three kids and walked in the door there were grilled steaks and a glass of wine on the table. The kids were so excited to see Phil and I was glad to have the family dinner to change the scenery.
Later, I cleaned up the kitchen and the dining room. I was simply too tired to finish cleaning up the living room. It looked like the kids had a huge party and there were toys everywhere. However I knew they would keep till the morning so I crawled up to bed.
At some point in the night Katie made her way to our bed. She is no longer having night time accidents however when she wakes up in the middle of the night to use the potty, mommy and daddy's bed is closer and cozier. So she buries herself between us and is fast asleep in seconds.
For some reason, I was under the impression that not only did Phil have to work today but that he had to be out the door at his usually 6am. I heard Jack and Phil talking as I was half asleep and knew Jack was ok and fell back asleep. Some time around 7:30 I was a little bit more conscience. Little did I know what Phil was already up too.
As mentioned in a previous post Jack likes to go wake Maddie up to keep him company when the rest of the world is completely unconscious. Jack has also been reprimanded because I will find him in Maddie's crib. Not that Jack would break the crib but I just didn't want him to think climbing in an out of Maddie's crib was okay, MOST importantly I didn't want Maddie to get any ideas.
So Jack in his creative mind found a way that he would not get in trouble from previous conversations we have had with him. Phil found Jack and Maddie in the guest room on the bed watching cartoons. This means that Jack helped Maddie climb out of the crib and brought her to the guest room, helped her climb on to the bed and turned the TV on so they could watch cartoons. He even turned the light on for her.
After my racing mind went through a small panic attack.........I have no idea how he got her out of bed or how her got her on the guest room bed and only by the grace of God did she not get hurt. I thought about Jack and his big heart.
He did not want to be alone and knew he could get Maddie to join his party. I am sure he tried to be very careful to get her out of bed. He is a great big brother. From the remnants of what was left on the guest room bed, he also tried to cover her up to be cozy and warm. Because every time he tries to come in our bed he tells me he wanted to be cozy and warm. Although, he should not have gotten her out of bed, she was completely unharmed and he just wanted to play.
I did talk to Jack about what he had done and told him that it was unsafe. He claimed to have understood and promised not to do it again. However, I just can't get over how he and her kind of bonded this morning just the two of them. I have no idea what time he woke up or woke her up or when he got her out of bed. The only thing I do know that is that he never wanted to harm her he just wanted a buddy to hang out with. Kind of sweet...........
I have a vision that Jack will have this big football player body build and Maddie will be short and petite and he will always be there to protect her. He will always be there to watch out for her and be her protector. Ever though he is pretty clumsy at it as a 4 year old I think he will figure it out. I just hope one day she appreciates what he tries to do for her.
TTFN~
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