A “mommy” moment
ZB got sick at school today and so I picked him and Girlie up early. They came home and I let them veg out because I had a lot to get done. They spent the early part of the afternoon watching tv and the middle part playing outside. The evening they spent reading books in the campout they made in the living room. They are sleeping there (lr) tonight and I just looked at them and felt a pang. This is one of those pangs that is filled with so many emotions. All the ways I feel or have ever felt about them all rolled into one. If one of them woke up right now and said “I love you, mommy.”, I would probably start to cry.
The scene is a familiar one. Dim light, a pile of books on the floor, quilts, blankets, cushions, pillows, and whatever else makes it cozy. It’s kind of like looking at a picture you haven’t seen in a long time that brings memories flooding back. My brother and I did the exact same thing as kids, and I remember how fun it was, how safe I felt, how loved when my mom would just smile, amused, as if we were the first kids who had ever decided to camp out in the house. And when they wake up tomorrow, I will do the same.
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aww! how sweet.
i had one of those yesterday morning. we were in our hotel room in chicago and my 2 girls were fast asleep curled up in their bed.
Posted by: J. Fergie | October 4th, 2007 15:03
Ah yes those heart exploding moments make this Mommy thing well worth it
Posted by: Yolanda | October 4th, 2007 15:08
Aw, that image makes my heart swell. I love it.
Posted by: Anna | October 5th, 2007 01:48
I can totally relate to that. Those mommy moments can defintely be emotional ones. Our little one just turned 4 and every time I look at him I say…”why don’t you just stay little” and he says..”But no, I have to grow bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER!” Love the mommy moments! Great post!
Posted by: Ericka | October 5th, 2007 10:07
sounds like a perfect day!
Posted by: tanyetta | October 6th, 2007 22:20
Awwwww.
Posted by: Teresa | October 7th, 2007 20:48
I had one of those moments tonight. Mademoiselle and I were driving home around 11:30 and wanted to cry after looking at her in the rearview mirror. I thought about that special bond between a mother and a daughter and how that moment foreshadowed the future. She will be the last one left in the house after the boys are off to college and it will be just the two us.
Posted by: Traci | October 8th, 2007 03:03
Awww I completely understand this and have those moments now. I want to hold on to them just a little tighter to slow down life
Hugs
Posted by: Rosemary | October 8th, 2007 12:33