There’s something beautiful about the way people appear when they are sleeping.
Don’t you think so too?
I’m a people watcher. It doesn’t matter where I am or what they are doing, I enjoy watching every day people while they do every day things. I think it all goes back to when I was a little girl.
Two year olds are short and I was no exception to the rule. Many nights I started out in my own bedroom, but would awaken shortly thereafter with a nightmare. Clad in my cotton nightgown, I would silently walk into my parent’s room on cold little feet. Since I was so short, I could barely see the top of the mattress on their bed. Both Mom and Dad always seemed to sleep on their sides, so I could see their faces without any problem. Many nights I would stand next to the bed and watch them sleep.
Dad slept with his mouth and eyes slightly open, but didn’t snore. Mom was totally silent and her hair always seemed to be perfect. I would go from one side of the bed to the other just watching them. The main objective was to get in the bed and sleep the rest of the night cuddled in between them, but there usually wasn’t a rush to get there unless I was scared.
After my sister was born, I was obsessed with “taking care of her.” Unfortunately for me, she slept fourteen hours a day, every day and insisted on being in her crib. That didn’t deter me, however, because Mom would let me just sit in the crib and watch her sleep.
Obviously, not much has changed.
When Alyssa was a baby, I held her all the time…literally. So when she took a nap, it was in my arms and I was usually staring at her. I loved looking at her long eyelashes and little puckered lips. I dreamed of what her life and personality would be like when she grew up.
This morning Alyssa woke up with a terrible kink in her neck. All day she struggled with the pain which gave her a headache and made her feel nauseated. When I received this text at work earlier, I knew we were going to be busy…
- “I need to go to Patient First after work because my kink is giving me searing pains.”
Since she is still under eighteen, I knew that I would have to venture into the germ zone and be surrounded by sick people! Being the dutiful mother, we were in the office almost immediately after I got home from work.
The doctor asked, “Did you hurt your neck while exercising, exerting yourself, or by doing unusual lifting or anything physical to pull your muscles?”
“No,” Alyssa responded.
“Are you stressed?”
Alyssa said, “No.”
With a slight smile, the doctor said, “Since you didn’t do anything physical to cause the pain, nothing in your neck is torn. However, people get kinks in their neck because stress gets stored in those muscles. Obviously, you must have stress you are trying to suppress.”
I nearly laughed out loud. Three cheers for telling her like it is, Doc!
Alyssa smiled.
He proceeded to talk about how inflamed the muscles are because all day long she has been fighting with the pain. The more she fought it, the more the muscles spasmed. After the appointment, armed with an anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxer, Alyssa drove us back home.
The last thing the doctor said was, “This medication will make you drowsy and dizzy, so do not drive, operate machinery or perform any hazardous activity.
I don’t think we have to worry about that because Alyssa is going to become Sleeping Beauty in just a few minutes and I will thoroughly enjoy watching the transformation.
Good ni-i-i-i-ight!
DeanO says
All she's missing is the mp3 player earbuds – but blanket, laptop and leather sofa… that's the ticket.
Iosif says
Interesting! You like to study people, and that's not bad habits. I think you're a good person! Congratulations and greetings with rescpect post everyone!
Mother Theresa says
Hmmm…that position on the couch with the laptop might just have something to do with the kink. My kids have gotten them from sitting in the same position with their Nintendos and the computer for too long. So, did you get to watch her sleep? 🙂
PJ says
Hey Gal! I'm glad you can't see me sleeping! Have you heard the old joke, I know I don't snore cause I stayed up all night to find out? Well, I've awakened myself several times on my back mouth wide open with a LOUD snore! Unfortunately, it also woke up hubby, so with that along with his waking up at horrible hours since his heart attack, we decided to sleep in separate rooms. I guess that's why I love going on vacations so much and staying in hotels He always gets the rooms with 2 beds, but at least we are in the same room! LOL!
God bless, ! ALYSSA IS GORGEOUS! I love seeing pictures of her. I hope her neck is better. Just so you (she) knows, sometimes we can do things we are unaware of at the time. I got the bright idea to sit on an exeercise ball while working on the computer. while doing this, I can't keep my legs still, (restless leg syndrome) so I move back and forth, side to side. My ham strings got so sore I could barely walk. It happened all at once. I hadn't noticed it before. They're getting better, but I haven't been able to work out for the last 2 days. LOve Y'all!
PJ
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Lori says
Hopefully those meds helped your beautiful daughter.