This is how I found my 4 year old one night. After putting the kids to bed, as most parents I go downstairs to do other things before I go to bed.
Also like in most homes, I hear little feet upstairs after tucking them in. Now usually when Ava looks for me and I am not in my bedroom she will come downstairs. When I heard her get up I thought she was just going to the bathroom since she didn't come down. When the door to her room didn't close I thought she wanted to leave it open a little like Her big sister does.
Imagine my panic when I walked past her room on my way to brush my teeth and she wasn't there. I actually thought she went with Katherine. When she wasn't there I panicked a bit. Then I found her on my bed like this. Her toy horse she loves next to her face. Not covered up. I had to take a picture.
The next day she told me she wanted to sleep with Mama. So little one just lay there waiting for me to come in. I just hope she always loves me and wants to be close to me.