Every night as I put Audrey to bed, I lay her on her back and lean down so that our faces are just a few inches apart, and then we have our little talk. She’ll stare up at me as I tell her how proud I am of her, how fabulous I think she is, and about how God has made her just the way she is and has a plan for her life. Then I pray with her, and say good night.
Well, tonight when I leaned down and put my hands around her tiny face to start our “talk”, she looked up at me and then raise her little hands and gently placed them on my cheeks and grinned (she has just recently realized that her hands are actually attached to her and has started “feeling things”). We just sat there for a few minutes like that, staring at one another. I didn’t say much tonight, it was such a sweet moment that I couldn’t do much beside stand there with tears rolling down my cheeks as I thought about how much I love her.
I remember reading this quote when I was pregnant, but it’s just recently that I realize how true it is:
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone
Wow – that’s the most amazing thing I’ve heard… thanks for sharing, Natalie.
Wow was my word too! My heart aches for that one day, I’m so thankful for you sharing! The tears just started rolling when I read this. How aweseome our God is to provide such a precious gift.
That was great! Thanks for sharing.
What a moment. Thanks for sharing it! The thing that will make your heart burst even more, though, will be the first time she says “I love you, Mommy!” back to you! Those are the little milestones that they don’t put into the parenting books!
I can’t go to bed without going into The Kids rooms, kissing them on the cheek (or the chin, or wherever my lips happen to land in the dark. I think I kissed Deco’s shoulder the other night!) and whispering into their ear that I love them. It doesn’t matter how tired I am when I head to bed, or how recently I’ve been in there, I have to do it.
Awesome post…made me tear up a little just reading it!! Thanks for sharing!
That was such a wonderful moment. I hope that one day she will have access to that post and get to read how precious she is to you. Though I’m sure she will already know.
that’s awesome. It’s also good to know who really said that!