Katelynn is sitting on my lap facing me. She has a sweet, jovial expression on her chubby two-year-old face as she examines my exhausted thirty-something one.
She studies me so intently that it makes me smile and giggle.
I say, “Who’s my precious?”
She instantly becomes very serious.
She slowly places first one, then the other, of her hands over my mouth.
“Ssshhhu-up Mommy,” she whispers.
My expression grows cross and [through her fingers] I sternly say,
“Do NOT tell Mommy to shut-up, Katelynn Grace.”
She slowly removes first one, then the other, of her hands from my mouth and begins gently caressing my left cheek with her right hand, her smile returning.
Which makes me smile and giggle again.
And all is forgiven.
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This entry originally published on jennyology.net on November 9, 2006.
Manually re-mastered on May 6, 2008.
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Isn’t is amazing how one simple gesture from the little ones can make you melt like butter?! A2, who is 2, insists on helping me pour milk into his cups and he always spills a little bit. The other day he spilled a LOT and I sternly said to him, “Look at this mess mommy has to clean up now!”
His response, “But I wuv you mom.”
Mess was cleaned and kisses doiled out immediately!
Up for a challenge? I’ve posted a complete list of everyone who left their blog link on DadGoneMad’s Big Big Stars post in a post of my own called Blog Rolling With My Homies over on my blog. A couple of folk have challenged me to leave a comment on every single one. I’m doing it but I’ve also challenged everyone else to do the same. So if you want to see it come on over. Once you start leaving comments they will start to pour into your own site!
Twitter: CrashTestMommy
says:
Great analogy! Me = melted butter. Definitely.
Love a challenge — will give it a shot.
I miss those days when they just love you unconditionally.
and in 10 years, you will be wishing for that time back again. I know I will …
I won’t even say what my seven year old said in the back of the van yesterday.
Twitter: CrashTestMommy
says:
Oh baby, don’t I know it.
Say it!