I am the first thing in the morning. He reaches over and rests his arm on my shoulder, to know that I am there. I am a companion in the bathroom when he pees, because there are monsters; well, there really aren’t monsters, they’re just pretend; just in case, I’m there.
I’m groom, running through the house with a long black comb, chasing small blonde dreadlocks. I am master chef, with a stool by my side. I am wrong sometimes. I’ve also been called stupid. However, I prefer to be called “Mommy,†because it sounds so sweet from the voice of a two year-old, and because that voice will no longer say “Mommy†when it turns eight, I imagine.
“Mommy?†I hear Chas calling from his bedroom. In the kitchen, I call back,
“Yes? I’m in here,†and listen.
Barefeet patter down the wood hallway, through the laundry room and onto the kitchen linoleum, I brace my knees to avoid injury, and he slams into the side of my legs, nevertheless throwing me off balance, and I put the wooden spoon on the countertop.
I bend down and he jumps up, embracing me and squeezing every fiber of me within his moment, catching his breath to tell me something important.
“Mommy, I love you more than meets the eyes!â€
There is nothing better, that tight press of a little body, chest to chest, so much love oozing forth I could burst.
I love the need to brace ourselves as mamas… ahh, the exuberance of little boys!
awww….so very sweet! mommy has to be one of the best words out there, especially coming from the little mouths of our babies!
i love the artwork you have posted, it’s so wonderful!
beautiful blog!
“I love you more than meets the eyes”. Clever. Nothing likes hugs from Optimus Prime! That’s “shee-shhh-shoo-shoo-shuh” awesome!
I have been enjoying your blog for some time. Can’t remember how I linked to it originally…Beautiful! I am also a mom of two boys. Mine are 12 and 15 now, amazingly. Incidentally, both still call me “mommy” occasionally, and it is as sweet as ever. Reading your blog takes me back to that time not long ago when they were little, but every stage is an amusing/challenging adventure…
Thanks!
Another Steph in the Bay Area
Ooooh! So sweet!