My Little Elfin Baby Today!

What a great day!

Sometimes in an instant everything is clear. Today, after staying home sick and having a generally shitty time I picked up Little Man from school and we went home. For the next several hours Little Man behaved as if he were being scripted by a pampers commercial. He was so happy...and so content. We played and read together. We watched the hurricane coverage and cried over the man losing his wife and the kitty on a chimney together. I called my mom and she talked to him on speaker phone and he responded appropriately by cooing like a pro. After hours of enjoyable baby-time he rubbed his eyes adorably indicating he was pooped. I tucked him in and he went to sleep without so much as a whine.

This is probably what parenting is about. Not the perfect day...I know that was an anomaly. But I was having such a crappy time... and this little creature made everything better, just by existing. He's teething and I know it hurts and he has been in so much pain for the past few days...the idea that he can have a sharp bone randomly protruding from his face and still smile and hug me is amazing. I know that when he has a bad day I try to make it better. It's cool that this seems to be a reciprocal relationship. What a great kid.