3am skills

This week has been rough (stick with me) and last night my daughter woke up at 3am - ish and said she needed food, water, and to potty.
We did not make it to the potty in time... But she did forget about food and went straight back too (my) bed afterward. She was laying in bed not going to sleep, squirming around but not really talking, so I figured she was just trying to get comfy.
Now, keep in mind that I worked 9 hours (7am-4pm) with no lunch break on Monday, 9.5 hours with no lunch vreak on Tuesday and was doing 9.5 with no lunch break today as well (the lunch breaks were by choice, I did still get to eat at my desk!), so I was EXHAUSTED and just wanted to go bavk to sleep.
But suddenly... I hear a very quiet "A B C D.... XYZ... QRS... WXYZ" in a sing songy voice. My 2 year old was singing the ABCs to herself to go back to sleep. I took a second in that moment to just live in the moment of listening to my child recite (to the best of her ability) the ABC's 🥺
I love every skill jump, even if it costs me some sleep. Seeing her thrive, grow, and succeed keeps me going!

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