I had a wonderful day today with Liam and Claire. They played all day. Wore themselves out and took a long nap. Then played all night. When Claire left I thought Liam had caught his second wind. So when 9:00 approached I thought, great this is going to be a struggle. So I waited an extra 15 minutes then told him it was time to read books. He went in his room without a fight. We read a book, talked about his day and I stood up to leave the room and he asked me if I would lay with him (like he usually does) So I laid down with him, like I usually do, and we sat quietly for a few minutes. We both closed our eyes and usually after a few minutes he falls to sleep or at least gets close enough to where when I get up he doesn't put up a fuss. When I opened my eyes I noticed he was looking at me. I looked back at him and he reached over and put his hand on my cheek. He ran his fingers over my nose on my head and back to my cheek. This is what I normally do to him to get him to relax. So thinking he was going to laugh because I knew he was mimicking me I smiled at him. He gave me the biggest most genuine smile, kept his hand on my cheek, gave me a kiss and told me "I love you so much momma, thank you for laying with me" And of course I totally lost it. He said "Don't cry momma, be happy." I told him I was happy and that I loved him too and he smiled then closed his eyes and went to sleep. Cheesy yes, very Lifetime movie channel, but it was the most precious moment I have shared with him.
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I love "moments." This was really neat to read.
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