High Blood Pressure Dropper

H had a dental appointment at 8:30am, a pediatrician appointment at 10am and then pre-school at 11:45am. By the time we arrived at school, you can tell she was ready to crash. But being the trooper she is, plus she immensely enjoys school, she stuck it out until the very end when they hold their candle light blessing song before dismissal. Mike picked her up from school that afternoon and reported back that H was fast asleep in her teacher's arms. She was out cold.

Now, 2 memories entered my mind. And having been a teacher in my previous life, I remember fondly of a little second grader who was so tired from having stayed up a little too late from the excitement of his cousins visit. Right during floor math, he sprawled out on his stomach and crawled under a desk and fell asleep. I was so touched by his body's honesty. The authentic winding down to rest his body exhibited instead of the hyper-crazed disruptive behaviors others have shown.

When H was about 4 months old, I took her to my old school where they were holding the all school Easter service in the great Cathedral. One of the moms took a hold of her and as the choir belted out in unison with the organ, she fell asleep in the parent's arms. She was a Wall Street commodities trader and one can only imagine the rushed pace her professional life demands yet as she watched H's sweet face as her chest swelled and collapsed from her heavy breathing, I literally saw the tension in her body leave her. I imagine her BP dropped considerably too.

I imagine that H's pre-school teacher felt the same way today. She is a beautiful soul to begin with and to have one of her students fall asleep in her arms must have touched her immensely. It means that our H trusts and loves her so completely that she just let go and let it happen. All muscles relaxed as she molded her body into her teacher's and drifted off into slumber. I am so proud of my H. She is everything I could possibly desire in a daughter, a friend and a human being. So natural.....