My son is only 2 and I already see signs of him being a snarky little brother. Yesterday he came running into the family room at full speed all the while my daughter is yelling his name. With a big grin on his face he stuffs a box of her jewelry under the cats bed and runs to the center of the room. I couldn't help but laugh at the totally satisfied grin on his face. He's gonna be a challenge I can tell already.
Last night my daughter was chasing him, which is a game he loves. They rounded the corner into the kitchen, passed through and into the family room. As he turned to see how close his sister was he fell down. Doesn't sound like a big deal until I tell you that the floors in the family room are brick. Not flat either mind you kind of rustic, and slightly uneven. I ran over and scooped him up. I held him tight for a minute or two then sat down with him to inspect the damage. It looked like he had a dent in his forehead! My heart jumped into my throat! The longer I studied it I saw that it was just an illusion. It started to bruise fairly quickly although it wasn't very dark. You can see where it is today but it's not nasty. At least not yet. I'm not so angry that the doctors office called to reschedule is appt any more. They probably would have thought I beat him! Poor baby.
Then around 11:15 or so while talking to CCB in bed. We hear the fridge open and close. We couldn't believe my daughter was still up. My hubby went to go check on her. He came back and said she was hot and that he turned the air conditioner for her. Then just as soon as he closed the bathroom door my daughter was creeping into my room! She has done this a lot lately. It scares the crap out of me to see her appear from the darkness. She is so darn quiet! As she is telling me she can't fall asleep she starts pulling the sheets up over her like she is settling in. Oh heck no! I'm not carrying your big ole body back to your room! We send her back to bed. No sooner is she gone then my husband announces that he should have had a snack before bed. I told him I was thinking the same thing and we both went out to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal. I figured that since we knew my daughter wasn't asleep I should go get her. Maybe it would help. So as I lead her back to the kitchen the smile on her face gets bigger and bigger. We sat around the table, one single light on over the table. We ate and chatted. It was wonderful. We always have dinner together but this was different, this was special, I'm not sure why. The older she gets the more time she spends in her room. I feel like she has started the journey into "teenhood" already. I have to grab these moments when I can before they are gone. It was such a simple thing but it felt so good!
Have a great Thursday. Take a little time to enjoy some of the small joys in your life today. You won't be sorry.
11 comments:
Awww, how special for your daughter. I'm sure she loved the alone time with her parents!
That's the real quality time that people seem to think they can fabricate. They do indeed grow fast. I make it a point to play with the little ones when I get home from work. My wife might get a little ticked some nights as she could use a hand making supper, but I miss them and they miss me. When you open the front door and hear "Daaadeeee! Can you come play with us please?" what are you supposed to do right?
that's so cute. I loved those little moments I had with my parents and it really makes the kids feel special. I know I spent a LOT of time in my room as a teen but I didn't have the other distractions that most kids have these days. No TV, no telephone and no computer (not that we HAD computers when I was a teen) in the room and I plan to have the same rules when I have children. You'll live through it, but until then enjoy these special little times!
On Saturdays my mom would let herself sleep in until 7 so I would crawl in bed with her and watch old movies. It's moments like that, that stick with you. Glad to hear that you all had a cool bonding time over cereal: )
that is an awesome story! I hope to share moments like this with my future kids! I am sure that older children sometimes feel left out because they aren't the "cute babies" of the family any longer and so this must have been a huge piece of awesomeness for her!
How did you end up with a floor made of brick? It sounds interesting. And yes, the kids do grow up fast. Catch those moments while you can because before you know it you are 56 years old and your kids are 28, 26 & 24 yrs old. Time flies!
Really nice story. Except the head bumping incident..
Sometimes I'm sad that I don't have kids. Like now.
I love that my boy is a BOY! He is surely going to be a major handful for us!
True, true---they go through childhood at the speed of light. Hold on to every good moment.
Awww :) It's the unexpected things that happen are always the nicest.
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