I never want to forget how I felt last night when Jacob said without being prompted, "I love mommy. I love mommy" when I was putting him to bed. All of my children have had a first time telling me that they love me, but somehow I let the moment pass. I didn't take the time to revel in the warmth and strength it should have given me. I'm not going to let that happen this time....or next time when John says it for the first time. I'm a fool for not recognizing "one of those moments" the first three times. So, today I'm going to replay and replay that scene, and my favorite scenes from my other children's lives and enjoy the peace and comfort those memories bring.
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Ahhh...
...but where's the "mammy" come in?
"Oh, my darling little mammy, down in Alabammy!"
That now corrected "mammy" is just evidence of my insanity. Not Alabammyness. See, I was so busy reliving the moment that I forgot exactly how the moment went. j/k
So sweet, and so wise of you to stop and cherish this memory as it happens.
Amazing what a difference a few little words can make, huh!!
♥ THat's so sweet! I love it when they do it on their own for the first time too!
So sweet...I haven't had the unelicited "I love you" yet....they just repeat it when I say it to them. Can't wait for it to happen on it's own.
oh i love that too. and often have never recognized it either. way to go reveling in it this time. and making the effort to remember. and sit up and take notice.
Heart-melting! To revel in such a moment means truly appreciating our blessings! Love it!
sniff** so sweet. I can't remember my first 3 either...
It makes all the difference in a day, to hear that love from your kids. THanks for sharing that, it brings to mind a couple of heart swelling moments from my kids.
I love this one that I got from Trevor today:
"You're my best buddy, Daddy... right?"
For me it was just last month with Masaru and I can remember it well. My heart melted and I just looked at him and thought about how lucky I am to have him in my life. I'm glad you got it.
Oh so so cute!!
so sweet, and amazing to catch this as a special moment. I also never cared much about it, and I missed all chance for it...
Excellent post! brings the scenes to my mind too! Thanks!
I had to come back to this post. My hubbie and I just had a conversation about this last night. It is the sweetest thing EVER when your child says those words to you! Stopping and cherishing the moment is the part that is hard for us as parents, and so important! Glad you had this wonderful night :)
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