the other day watching raf with his milk bottle pre nap time i was weakend into a nap too. as i tried to sneak onto the space next to him he looked over. at first, nothing. i thought phew. super still. about to go to sleep. i thought i would look over to check what he was doing. he noticed i wasn't asleep. caught, i smiled. he smiled back. then i fake slept. peering through my lashes at what he was doing. he scooted himself over to me. and reached for my face. he has this horrible habit of pinching as he cuddles. those tiny little pinches with those mini fingers. those hurt. i let him anyway. he didn't seem to be sleepy judging from the intensity of the pinching going on. to put him to sleep i started stroking his hair. and that made him drowsy or maybe he was already and went off to sleep. that got me thinking. because now fully awake i was able to think again. touching is so important. whether it's just a small grab of the arm while making a point or stroking somone's hair or hugging them or kissing. especially when you're younger. because you can't describe your affection. and even when you're older and not verbose like myself. only to those that are halaal to you ofcourse.
nano note: she gives incredible hugs