Melt My Heart

There are times when I want to strangle my new two year old.  I have no one to blame but myself since he is an emotional copy of me AND as his parents I am responsible for molding his behavior.  However, this morning was something that I want to remember for a long long time.  Ryan went to wake him up and see if he wanted a shower and he said "no thank you" and he stayed in a bed.  A few minutes later I heard him yelling throught he monitor "mooommmmmyyy".  When I got upstairs he said "mommy, LAY DOWN" in the sternest 2 year old voice he could muster.  Since PJ had been up since 6:15 and was now securely in his highchair with some "krispies" I was not going to argue with G, i could use a few more minutes of sleep.  When I got in bed with him, he scooched over as close as he possibly could to me, nestled his head under my neck and just laid there.  He didn't say anything, just laid still, which is a miracle all on its own.  I rubbed his head and asked if he was feeling okay, then he looked at me, put his hand on my cheek and said "I love you mommy" and my heart melted.