In light of the post below (today’s Love Thursday post about Owen), I just had to post this now as today’s quote of the day…
Tonight at bedtime I was doing what I/we always do — As he laid in his bed I was rubbing Owen’s back and talking to him about the day. As I/we do every night, I went through a play-by-play run-down of what happened today from the time he woke up until bedtime. Then I started to say the same thing I say every night: “Today is all done. Tomorrow is a new day. Your mama loves you. Your papi loves you. Your brother loves you. Your whole family loves you.” Usually at that point I finish with a few more sweet words then kisses good-night, then I walk out and he falls asleep. But after “…Your whole family loves you…” Owen looked up at me and interrupted. “Mommy, my whole family loves me,” he said matter-of-factly. “Yes,” I said, “your whole family loves you.” Then he says, with complete sincerity in his voice, “And I love myself.” I said, “You love yourself.” He says, “Yes, mommy, I love myself. My whole family loves me and I love myself.”