Ruby was having her breakfast this morning and I was sitting across from her, tying my shoelaces, huffing and gasping for air, thanks to my pnuemonia which doesn’t seem to want to loosen it’s suffocating grip on my lungs. Who knew that bending over could be so rigorous?
As I sat up, the kid had one very long arm extended out toward me, her very long fingers splayed open toward me as well, and her whole body tilted in my direction. The smile on her face included the wrinkled nose—one of my favorite looks on her—and her pink tongue was sticking out, wiggling from side to side against her top teeth. This means she’s excited.
“Gwab my hand, mama!”
I reached over and gwabbed her hand and she pulled me into a Full Nelson for a little bit of Meal Time Lovin’. This is her schtick. Always, at some point when she’s eating, she needs to stop for hugs. Then she rubbed my cheek with one buttery hand while rubbing one of hers with the other buttery hand.
“We have same cheeks, mama!”
It was a great morning.
9 responses so far ↓
1 san // Feb 21, 2008 at 11:00 am
My heart just melted.
2 MamaBird // Feb 21, 2008 at 11:27 am
You had me at the wrinkled NOSE but you went for the Full Nelson and THEN the cheeks? Oh, lovely child.
3 Beth // Feb 21, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Mmm…buttery cheeks and a darling girl. What’s not to love?
4 jillian // Feb 21, 2008 at 5:08 pm
How great is that? *Melt*
By the way, I was diagnosed with pneumonia back in November. I still have it. Please take it easy, and don’t take this lightly. It can be tricky stuff to get rid of, so when it’s hard to breathe - stop and rest. It’s taken me 3 months and 3 different antibiotics to figure that out. I also have a new appreciation for my lungs.
Hope you feel well soon. I know looking at that little face makes me feel better!
5 susan m // Feb 21, 2008 at 11:40 pm
that would have melted even MY childproof heart. and ditto what Jillian said about the ‘monia.
6 Cheri // Feb 22, 2008 at 12:17 am
By golly, now that I look, you have the same cheeks.
I hope you’re feeling better soon.
7 Leta // Feb 22, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Oh, dear Lord, your child is so cute that I now have heartburn.
I’m especially fond of her pigtails. My cousin Munch had similar pigtails at that age, but now she’s outgrown them. *sniff*
8 Jamie // Feb 22, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Have you the fantastic book, “A Mother For Choco.” ??? Reminds me of this gentle moment.
9 Yiftach // Mar 4, 2008 at 9:13 pm
“same cheeks”
Heart. Melting.
So.
Much.
Love.
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