Tonight, while putting Nnea to sleep, she asked me to stay and cuddle for a minute 'on her pillow'. I thought I'd share our conversation...
"Mom, can you stay a yiddle bit?"
"No, Sweetie. You need to go to sleep now."
"Pease? Just one cuddle on my pillow???" (??? denotes this little high pitched thing she does at the end of her questions)
"Alright. Just for a minute..."
"Sanks, Mom." Nnea then starts to caress my face and cheeks. She says "You have pretty cheekses, Mom."
"Thank you, Baby. I love your cheeks, too."
"...and nice eyebows..."
I smile at her.
"...and nice hair..."
"You're beautiful, too, Nnea."
"...'I' have nice hair" she says, as she caresses her own head, and then looks over at me, amused. She rolls her eyes. "Oh, wait. 'I' don't have hair. 'Isley' has hair! I just have my...my...my head on my head!"
I touch her perfect baby soft skin and say to her "that's right. You're beautiful without hair. God made you special that way. You have nice little eyebrows..."
Lynnea looks over at me, wrinkles up her little nose and says with all the honest appreciation of this moment, "sanks, Mom. I lud you."
Look past the glaringly obvious, appreciate the small details, and cherish the everyday moments that may reveal true beauty. That's what I learn from my 2 year old.
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