Tonight during dinner I looked down at this little boy sitting next to me.
My eyes met his and we smiled at each other.
The little boy gestured for more rice and I gave him some, then I patted his little head and went back to my conversation with the other adults at the table.
After a bit I felt a tap tap tap on my arm coupled with a quiet little "Mama?" and I looked down at my little boy.
He took one chubby hand and held it up and very painstakingly arranged his fingers into a sign. The sign that says, "I love you" and when I looked into his face, he smiled and said "Ah-O-OOO" which is Liam-speak for the words that go along with the sign.
I love you.
Mama. I love you.
Mama? Ah-o-ooo.
And as tears stung my eyes, I leaned over and kissed his chubby cheeks.
And I realized in that moment that I will never, ever be the same again.
I am crying right now because our daughter's words for "I love you" are "Ah-oooh Ah-oooh." She can speak pretty well now, and is able to say "I love you", but when she's really feeling emotional she still says "Ah-ooh Ah-ohh".
ReplyDeleteThat daughter of yours just melts my heart. I think I will always have a soft spot for her because it was your Q and your life with her that inspired us to add cleft lip and palate on our list.
ReplyDeleteMelt my heart...
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