Last night, I was talking with Ella and I said, "when you wake up tomorrow, you'll be five!" She got very sad looking and teary-eyed and said "well, I want to be 4 for part of tomorrow and 5 for the other part." I said sure, fine, etc. She said I want to be 4 and 5 for the rest of the days too and her lower lip started trembling. I was dumbfounded. What could be upsetting her so much? I kept asking what's wrong...honey, tell me what's wrong. She was starting to sob. I begged her to please tell me why she was crying. She said, "I don't want to be 5. I want to stay little for you!!" I grabbed her up and hugged her tight. It was hard to hide my own tears at such a sweet and profound thought for a 5-year old. I told her I couldn't wait for her to be 5 and that I couldn't wait to see all the things she would do as a 5-year old and that no matter how big she got, I was always gonna get my hugs and kisses one way or another. She started to laugh then and seemed to feel better.
It's amazing the thoughts that go through our children's heads. You should never underestimate their intelligence and the depths of their thoughts and feelings.
Happy Birthday Ella...
go and be 5 with all the happiness, curiousity, and excitement it brings!
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