Tonight, when i came out from putting the baby to bed, the living room was spotless! It had not been spotless when i went in to put the baby to bed. nor had i mentioned it, figuring i'd just tidy up after everyone went to bed. but while i was in there, my beautiful three-year-old said to my husband, "Let's surprise Mommy and clean up the living room." He said his jaw dropped, and he jumped up off the couch and said, "OK!" She told him what could be put away and where things should go. He said that she completely spear-headed the clean up AND did a majority of the work!
When i came out and noticed the room, I said, "Thank you," to my husband, obviously assuming that he had done it. He readily switched the praise to M, who sat there very nonchalantly. "Thank you, Baby," I said, giving her a big hug and a kiss. "You're welcome, Mommy." she smiled. "I wanted to surprise you."
My heart melted and happy tears formed in my eyes. What an angel! It is these moments that make it absolutely worth it: worth being up ALL night last night (and the night before and the night before...) and having forgotten to eat lunch a few days in a row, because i was so busy doing something for someone else... having her sweet little self surprise me with one less thing i needed to do, and those ten more minutes that i got to play with her tonight- that is why my job is the best job on the planet! And why i am the luckiest mom in the whole wide world!
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