I took her back to our bed as David gets up (the alarm had been going off anyway) and we laid down in the dark together. After about 10 minutes I realize that she's not going back to sleep and neither am I.
I said to Ella "Come here, sweetie." She crawled over and laid on my chest, giving me a big hug. I whisper "I love you, Ella" and she whispers back "I love you, Mommy". I ask "Are you my baby girl?" and she says "yeah".
I take a second to really squeeze her tight and take a mental snapshot of such a sweet moment. I can only imagine that as she gets older, times like this will become few and far between.
I am so blessed with such a wonderful girl.
Then she says "Where's Daddy?"
And like that, it's gone.
3 comments:
aaww. yes, it's so amazing and important to really take in those moments. I've tried telling Dellaina I've had enough of this foolishness of continually saying, "da-da-da-da" and will she just get on with the "ma-ma-ma-ma" already! ;)
What a precious memory! Hold it tight and never let go.
I have a memory too! I use to carry Megan down the hall on the way to put her to bed and say to her, "My Megan". I'd say it every night. Then one night, Megan says, "My Mommy". It will always stay with me.
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