Nolen is sick and Matt is on a business trip (...in Vegas. Seems a little sketchy to me...!)

Nolen's sickness does not actually impact him too much during the day, but it seems that his ear infection is most annoying after a night of laying down. As a child who had constant ear infections, I remember this being the case as well - sometime around 2:00 or 3:00 I would be very uncomfortable. Luckily, Nolen has been waiting until at least 4:00 to wake up and inform me that he will no longer be sleeping, rather he has chosen to read. In his room. Until 6:00. This is not outside the realm of possibility, his reading alone in his room for two hours. But with my heavy sleeping, and no other person to have an ear to the ground to listen for mischief - I requested that he either sleep in his room with the lights off, or come to our room and sleep with me.

Understand now, that Matt is in Vegas...at this very moment...reading this groaning audibly. In fact, you may have just heard it. Nolen loves snuggling, sleeping with other people, and most of all, is impossible to break of these habits - so getting my bed back will be challenging - to say the least. "Whatever. It worked. He slept, he is sick and he needed the rest!" I say confidently now, but rue this decision over the next few days when his medicine kicks in and he no longer needs to be up at 4:00 because of pain.

At 6:05 this morning, Carter joined us in bed and we all had a big morning hug. I realized that with two dozy Heinrichs', I could take advantage of the sleepiness and have a shower. As I crawled out of bed, Nolen and Carter joined together and snuggled for all get out. They were hugging and cuddling and then, even more sweeter, professing their "best friend-iness" to one another and kissing each other on the forehead. I wish I captured it on film - for at least the potential of blackmail in 10 years. I enjoyed this brief love fest, as it ended as soon as it started with tickling, then crying and then all out, "Go to your room and get dressed...and leave each other alone!"

I love having two boys.