Yesterday while we were out we stopped at Burger King to get a snack and a little play. On a whim, I let her sit beside me on the booth even though her feet barely hung over the edge and the table at least a foot away. I handed her chicken nuggets and we sat there happily eating our snack.
As she was munching on one of her chicken nuggets she slides over to me and leans her head against my side. I looked from my sandwich down at her and brought my arm around her. Leaning in I said, “I love you.” Between bites a little voice pipes up saying, “I uv oo.” I brought her as close as I could with my arm around her, holding her close.
Today we ventured out to the local mall. After walking around a bit she stopped in front of me and said, “Up. Up.”
Looking down to her beautiful blue eyes, I smile and say, “What do you say?”
“Peez!”
After a short bit of carrying her, my arm got tired and I put her down to walk some more. She asked for a drink and after taking a sip she carries it wrapped up in her arm like a little football. A few seconds later, she stretches her other arm out and runs to catch up to me. It was so cute, my little football rusher.
While munching on a bit of granola bar she sat down in the middle of the mall walkway. Now we were not in a big hurry so instead of angrily ordering her up. I plopped down beside her – right there in the middle of the mall. So we sat for a few minutes, resting.
I know that these few moment are fleeting. There will be one day that she swears I am ruining her life. I accept that. And hopefully, if I’ve done my job well enough, there will even be a day that she discovers that I knew what I was talking about. But, for now, give me these little moment – these little moment that I will treasure.
