Most weekdays, we have the pleasure of picking the Blue-eyed Boy up from school and he stays with us for about an hour before Mom or Dad comes to collect him.
So the other day I arrived a bit too early and sat in my car a few minutes before going out to meet and greet him. Next to me a van was parked. A lovely young mother was there to fetch her little one from kindergarten. She had a baby daughter in the car seat and as I watched her lift baby out so sweetly and tenderly, I realized the child had been fast asleep. How touching to see the way she snuggled into her mom's shoulder, eyes still closed.
To switch to your own experience, I want to ask how you feel when you first wake up. Unless you have some sort of covering over you, I would suggest your skin feels a little chilled. You're vulnerable, somehow, exposed. This has to do with what we call the life body (i.e. not simply the physical), and it's worth noting.
My mother taught me always to put a light (or heavier in winter) covering over a child when you move them when they're sleeping, or have been sleeping. Easy enough to do and a caring gesture.
