So, it’s super late and I still have an hours worth of reading to do for class tomorrow – but I just HAD to share this story.
Tonight after bath I was reading Avery books, but she was still super squirrely. So I just let her climb off the bed and toddle around. I stayed on the bed reading a book, but I could hear her doing something at the foot of the bed – but I couldn’t see what was happening. I assumed she was playing her her doll (side story: We think her old doll took an escape route via the bathroom trash can – after the dissappearance she walked around the apartment for days saying “baby? baby?” constantly looking for it. Finally the doll made a miraculous return (a new one arrived via our friend Kerry!) and she has been ELATED to say the least. The baby goes everywhere, constantly gets kisses, drinks, and gets put on the potty. She even had to stop mid-book this evening so she could read “The Bear Snores On” to her baby. Now I have to include THAT picture too!)
ANYWAY! So, I thought she was playing with her doll at the foot of the bed. Finally, I got up and found her crouched on the floor with an open bottle of comet, one rubber glove, and my bathroom sponge working intently on a spot on the floor. As she saw me approach she got this HUGE smile on her precious face – so full of pride at what she was doing. I got right next to her and saw a little sprinkling of Comet on the floor that she was working with the sponge. She said “doo doo!” and went back to scrubbing the spot. I knew she had probably stood in that spot, and because she was all ready for bed with a diaper on and didn’t know how to get it off, had pooped while standing there – and then went to clean it up.
At that moment my heart broke with the precious innocence and pride and cluelessness that she was. My heart swelled thinking of her toddling to the cleaning supplies, carefully selecting her items, walking back. Never telling me or asking for help. So independent. I smiled back and said “Good job! We clean it up!!”.
I love her. I love love love her.
And Avery with her baby.
ABSOLUTELY Precious!!!
Love her too!
Oh my Gosh !!! what a cutie… memories will never stop happening
That little girl’s smile will help heal this world.
That’s amazing! Tell her she can come “play” at our house anytime : )