Kai was a bit 'fragile' today as I would like to call it. A bit whiny at times, easily upset, quick to produce tears, in other words 'fragile'. I don't like fragile days. It makes me feel like I am walking on eggshells. And I don't like eggshells. They are sharp and make a mess and since my title is "Mommy" that means I have to clean up that mess. I don't like cleaning up, let alone cleaning up messes.
Luckily there were the dogs to keep him occupied.
We had a few falls and some tears, but overall the day went by in a pretty uneventful manner. By the way, it is AMAZING how well mommy's kisses heal all boo-boo's. Usually he doesn't give a kick when he falls, but when he does and there are tears, he comes running toward me saying "mommy kiss mommy kiss" and when I then plant a smooch on the boo-boo, all tears are gone, pain is gone (or so it seems) and he runs off to continue playing / chasing one of the pets / etc. It is absolutely amazing, those mommy kisses. It makes me wish I was a bit more flexible, so that I could reach those hard to get to places that I manage to bump / kick / hit against objects that are harder than my body parts. Man, that would have saved me a lot of friggin' pain yesterday when I kicked my little toe against the wooden leg of one of our ottomans. Darn that hurt!!! Wish I could give myself a big smooch there, as I certainly could have used some relief. Well, I guess that is the privilege of being a toddler. Good for him!
The bedtime routines are a 2-parent event in our house, so while David puts Kai down, I get my previously mentioned cuddle-fix from Ryder. If Kai is still awake by the time Ryder is down, I usually go in to kiss him good night. He has gotten as far as having me lay down in his race car bed, no, not to cuddle (did you read the previous post at all??), but to climb on me and wrestle with me. It's our daily thing and it usually lasts a couple of minutes (if it was up to Kai, it would last longer, but it isn't up to him. It's up to me ;-) Then we say our Good Nights and it's "Bye Mommy" (the cue that I can leave and close the door behind me on my way out).
Tonight, as the climbing and wrestling had come to an end, I kissed him and was about to tell him Good Night, when he said "more kisses" and gave me a serious of beautiful toddler kisses. He then, laid down next to me, wrapped his arms around my neck and cuddled up against me. Softly and quietly pointing out my eyes, nose, hair, cheeks, mouth, lips and chin. Very, very sweet. It was such a beautiful moment; one of those that I immediately wanted to bottle and make last forever. As he nuzzled with me, I said "Ik hou van je Kai" (translation: I love you Kai) and there it was, in a soft voice: "Ik hou van je mommy". Ooohhh...!!! I had to put everything into gear to keep myself from bursting out in tears. God, that slayed me. As I gave him one of the biggest hugs a mother could ever give her 2-year old, he wrapped his arms around me and returned the favor.
By far the best moment of the day. Probably of the week, but given that the week only just started...who knows. I will never, ever forget this day. Just beautiful.
2 comments:
awwww, wat lief! Makes it all very very worthwhile!
Beautiful end to a "fragile" day! Just lovely.
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