I Want Massage…
Jun 15th, 2008 by ByNature
Oooh yeah…I sure would want to get a massage every night (how I wish!), but this post is not about me. It’s about our little big boy, DL1 (he’s such a big boy now even if he’s only 3.7 years old , sigh…).
I remember the time when I introduced to him a good night’s massage session. He loved it and kept asking for it night after night. When he would be ready to go to sleep, he’d say “I want massage, mom”, and I would gladly oblige. I’d use the Moisturizing OiLotion, and before pouring the oil, I would always shake the bottle first in order to get some of the aloe vera gel in it. The shaking sound would get DL1 all excited because he knows that his massage is coming 
He would also say that he likes the scent of the oil. I’m really glad he appreciates these things.
Anyway, DL1 looked forward to his massage session every night. The funny thing is, he would remember the different strokes I did on him and he would make sure that I used the exact same strokes night after night. But the really funny incident was when I had B (Happy Father’s Day, Hon! 
) do the massage one night. He didn’t really know how I massaged our boy, so the whole time, DL1 was instructing his dad on how he should massage him. They were so cute to watch! Imagine, DL1 telling B, “No, dad, you do like this…then you do like that…” with the matching demo, hehe! Well, I ended up finishing the session that night and gave B a 101 on how to massage DL1, hehe!
Nowadays, DL1 would occasionally still ask for a massage to make him fall asleep, especially when he sees me applying the Moisturizing Insect Repellent on DL2. He’ll say, “Can I have a massage, mom?”, and when I’d say, “Sure, honey!”, he’d automatically remove his pajamas, lie on the bed facing down, and wait for that relaxing massage session (so cute!).
The best part for me is when I see DL1 dozing off slowly but surely. It means he’s really relaxed with my massage. Once he is finally asleep, I make sure that both our boys are not wet with perspiration (yup, they’re really built for cold! while B and I are warmly tucked in our comforters, our little boys would push their blankets away even while they’re sleeping, and dreaming maybe!) and kiss them goodnight (again). Then I go back to my boy, B, who’d be waiting for me so we can watch 2-3 episodes of “House Season 3” before we get our two (2) boys to sleep with us in our room. But most often than not, either DL1 or DL2 would wake up in the middle of the night before we get to finish all 2-3 episodes. Well, that’s part of parenthood to us 
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Monica likes being massaged too! She’d be the one to give me the oil and without me having to say it, she’d go to our bed, lie down, and smile. Kakatuwa!
Off topic.. saw ur stork studio photos! Nice! I’m jealous.. can’t wait for my husband to come home..
aren’t they just so adorable while being massaged?! especially if they start getting groggy
we liked the shots, too! can’t wait to see the rest! don’t worry, your time will come. at least by then, your baby boy will most likely be big enough for the shoot.