Some of my most treasured memories from this stage of my sweet girl’s life will be of our nightly bedtime ritual. Each night, after she’s snug in her jammies, with all her lovies tucked into her arms, and her daddy has kissed her good night, she and I snuggle together on the rocking chair in her room. We talk about our day and all the things we did. We talk about whether it was a good day, or whether we hope tomorrow will be better. We talk about our plans for the days ahead and the people we’ll see. Or sometimes, we just sit quietly in each other’s company and enjoy the warmth of blankets and lovies and one another. It always ends the day on a positive note, no matter how badly things have gone, and I hope that we can continue this tradition in some form for a good long while.
Anyways, as we were snuggling tonight, she asked me to sing a song…
“Which song would you like me to sing?”
“The rainbow song, please.”
“Okay. The rainbow song it is.”
After finishing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” the room grows quiet. Then, a tiny whisper, “Mommy?”
“Yes, my sweet?”
“I like you.”
“I like you, too, love. I like you very, very much.”
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