Natalia
Jane was bouncing on her bed in her pajamas, clutching a new stuffed bunny she’d gotten from Grace for her birthday against her chest while I tried to coax her under the covers.
She had an awful lot of energy for a little girl at ten o’clock at night, although I supposed that was because we had spent most of the day quietly reading and sitting around the house in an attempt not to wake Max.
“Just five more minutes, Mommy?” Jane pleaded. “I’m not tired yet.”
“You’ve already had three sets of five more minutes,” I said with a smile as I gently laid her down on the bed and pulled the blanket up to her chin. “Your brother needs his rest, and if you’re running around with the lights on, he won’t be able to sleep.”
Jane sighed and looked over at her brother, who was currently bundl
