Occasionally, our children provide us with those little "ray of light" moments that really remind us as humans why we do not eat our young. This week has been full of those moments for me.
A couple of days ago, Bella and I were playing, when out of the blue she says, "I love you so much." "Mommy loves you too baby," I replied. Then the part that made my heart smile, "I love you three Mommy." "I Love you three?!!" How stinking cute was that!!
Well if that wasn't enough to keep me smiling, she pulls another one out of her magic hat of adorable things.
I am tucking her in for nap yesterday, bending over her tiny little toddler bed to kiss her good-night, when she reaches up, gently takes my face in her small hands, looks me straight in the eyes, and says, "I love your pretty face Mommy." AWWWW! "I love your pretty face," I tell her. "You're my very best friend in the whole world Mommy," she says and then turns over and closes her eyes. My eyes instantly well up with tears. That has been the very last thing I've said to her at nap and bedtime for her entire life. Now she says it to me.
As I'm walking out of her room, eyes streaming and heart consumed, I sneak one last look at my little angel curled up in her bed. Please God, please let her still feel that way when she is 15. And for the first time ever, I heard God answer me. It was so soft, I barely heard it, but it was an answer just the same. . . . "HA. Even I have my limits."
3 comments:
Awww baby thats so awesome!! I'm tearing up over here reading it!!! Maybe Daddy needs to steal your "best friend" line in hopes that she'll use it on me! She is a wonderful little girl, all her little quirks aside she is beautiful, smart and very funny! She is one of a few peeps that even on my worst day when i want to die can make me not only smile but actually break my heart in a good way! Still hard to believe that you and I made her! She is us and we are her! Bella - My heart....she haz it! hehe
I was crying right up to the last line... ha! Have I said that I'm so proud of your writing? You have such a way with words and you make everything so visual. Not easy. Keep typing girl.. I get frustrated when there is nothing for me to catch up on in the mornings! Hi mac daddy.. I mean " prince daddy" :)
Melissa
That is exactly how you feel as a parent when you look at your children and are so proud of what they have become.Enjoly and savor the moments while you can. In a lash they are gone and you are looking at the face of someone you have changed diapers on and bandaged scapes and boo boos and then they have children of their own. I haven't had a dry face all morning reading through these wonderful stories. Cherish them always!! Love Nana
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