K is now, as it turns out, old enough to understand the concept "friendship". The other day while we were eating lunch, he grabbed my hand, laid his head on my arm and said:
"Mommy, you are my FRIEND!"
*sigh* My heart turned, as M would describe it "into a juicy steak" (or, as I would say, into goo). How sweet, right?
Then today, I said "is Mommy your friend?" and he goes "No, Mommy is my Mommy!" Heeee... I guess our friendship wasn't meant to last... But that's okay. "Mommy" is an honorary title to me, and I'm proud to be his mommy. Lately, he has been quite emphatic about that - he tells people "this is MY mommy!"
I can't wait for him to understand the concept "love." I think I might faint the first time he says he loves me... wow. Sometimes mommyhood is especially good.
K is scratching his chicken pox bumps now, poor thing. I hope he sleeps through the night... Better get some sleep while he's still sleeping!
What was the first time your child told you (maybe not in so many words) that he or she loved you?
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Jacob now says "Goodnight! I love you!" and tries to do the sign for "I love you," but he just spreads his fingers out in a weird way. So cute.
I can't remember exactly when, I think it was about shortly after M turned 2. She says "I You. I You"
At bedtime, K has developed a new phrase now: "Goodnight mommy! Have a nice day!"